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citrous fruit vs kumquat

kumquat vs citrous fruit

citrous fruit and kumquat both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
citrous fruit Yes No No No
kumquat Yes No No No
As nouns, kumquat is a hyponym of citrous fruit; that is, kumquat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than citrous fruit:
  • citrous fruit: any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
  • kumquat: small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
Other hyponyms of citrous fruit include orange, mandarin, mandarin orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, pomelo, shaddock, citrange, citron, calamondin.
citrous fruit (noun) kumquat (noun)
any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
Difference between citrous fruit and kumquat

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