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GENUS FORTUNELLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats
Synonyms:
Fortunella; genus Fortunella
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Fortunella" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Fortunella"):
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)
Holonyms ("genus Fortunella" is a member of...):
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)
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