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cumquat vs citrus

citrus vs cumquat

cumquat and citrus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cumquat Yes No No No
citrus Yes No No No
As nouns, citrus is a hypernym of cumquat; that is, citrus is a word with a broader meaning than cumquat:
  • 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
  • citrus: 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
Other hypernyms of cumquat include citrus tree.
cumquat (noun) citrus (noun)
any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
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
Difference between cumquat and citrus

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