citrus tree vs cumquat

cumquat vs citrus tree

citrus tree and cumquat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
citrus tree	Yes	No	No	No
cumquat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cumquat is a hyponym of citrus tree; that is, cumquat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than citrus tree:

citrus tree: any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
cumquat: any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp

Other hyponyms of citrus tree include orange, orange tree, Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock, citron, citron tree, Citrus medica, Citrus paradisi, grapefruit, Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, Citrus tangelo, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit, Citrus limonia, lemanderin, rangpur, rangpur lime, Citrus limon, lemon, lemon tree, Citrus aurantifolia, lime, lime tree, citrange, citrange tree, Citroncirus webberi, kumquat, kumquat tree.

citrus tree (noun)	cumquat (noun)
any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds	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 citrus tree and cumquat

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