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cumquat

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ID 705331 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain fruitclassified botany
kääbusapelsin preferred
cumquat preferred
  • name of several evergreen shrubs or trees of the genus Fortunella (family Rutaceae). Native to eastern Asia, these small trees are cultivated throughout the subtropics, including southern California and Florida.
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  • LA: Fortunella japonica [4072] [EUR]; Citrus japonica [EUR]; Citrus margarita [EUR]; Fortunella margarita [EUR] FR: chinotte [T40279]; kumquat [4072] [EUR]; (Definition: sorte d'agrumes, du genre Fortunella, a petits fruits utilisés confits ou au sirop [EUR]) DE: Kumquat [4072] FI: kumkvat [EUR] [T40279]; fortunella [4072]
kääbusapelsin preferred
kumkvaat
cumquat preferred
kumquat

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  • cumquat 'kinkan, kumkvaat'
    • kam kwat 'kinkan, kumkvaat' õieti 'kuldne apelsin'

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