Fortunella

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small genus of shrubs called kumquats, native to South China, producing small ovoid orangelike fruits called kumquats.

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Noun

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Fortunella - small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats genus Fortunella rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants family Rutaceae, rue family, Rutaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent cumquat, kumquat, kumquat tree - any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp Fortunella japonica, marumi, marumi kumquat, round kumquat - shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats