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- noun Plural form of
kumquat .
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Examples
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This ushers in the Year of the Ox. Celebrants enjoy citrus fruit such as kumquats, pummelos, oro blancos and others, all grown in California.
Food and Farm News 2009
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Nation's Restaurant Newsreports on restaurant consultant firm Andrew Freeman & Co. 's restaurant and ingredient trend predictions for the coming year, and if they're accurate, restaurant patrons in 2011 are looking at the Year of Pie, along with a lot of neck meat, whey, kumquats and pimento cheese for good measure.
2011 Food And Restaurant Trends: Agree With These Predictions? Colin Sterling 2010
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I was thinking that your little oranges could be kumquats.
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One such item is dried kumquats, because the first character of the fruit's Chinese name means "gold," which therefore symbolizes prosperity.
Michael Ho: Welcome To The Year Of The Rabbit Michael Ho 2011
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**************** Right there, next to the three-year-old kumquats
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My first task was to debone Duck confit after which the Restaurant decided to change an ingredient in a dish from quince to kumquat which put me in a position where my job was to seed kumquats for 5 hours.
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What's the right time of year for bees the size and color of kumquats?
So Far, So Good Sara Clemence 2012
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Nation's Restaurant Newsreports on restaurant consultant firm Andrew Freeman & Co. 's restaurant and ingredient trend predictions for the coming year, and if they're accurate, restaurant patrons in 2011 are looking at the Year of Pie, along with a lot of neck meat, whey, kumquats and pimento cheese for good measure.
2011 Food And Restaurant Trends: Agree With These Predictions? Colin Sterling 2010
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I saw spots everywhere: magenta and lilac (orchids), orange and gold (mandarins and kumquats on traditional Lunar New Year citrus trees).
Around the World in Eight Days Jeff Chu 2012
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**************** Right there, next to the three-year-old kumquats
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