As nouns the difference between tangerine and kumquat
is that tangerine is any of several varieties of mandarin oranges while kumquat is a small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia, Fortunella.
As an adjective tangerine
is of a deep yellowish-orange colour.
tangerine
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of several varieties of mandarin oranges.
A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
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A tree that produces tangerines.
Derived terms
* tangelo
Adjective
Of a deep yellowish-orange colour.
See also
* clementine
* mandarine
* minneola
* nartjie
* ortanique
* satsuma
* ugli/ugli fruit
* Van der Hum
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kumquat
English
Alternative forms
* cumquat
Noun
(
en noun)
A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia, Fortunella .
Derived terms
* citrangequat
* limequat
* orangequat
Related terms
* loquat