Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small evergreen citrus tree (Citrofortunella ×mitis), widely cultivated as a houseplant for its glossy foliage and ornamental fruits.
- noun The sour fruit of this plant, resembling a small tangerine and sometimes used as a flavoring or for beverages, sauces, or marmalades.
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- noun A small
decorative evergreen citrus tree , of the species Citrofortunella mitis, sometimes cultivated for itsfruit . - noun The fruit of this tree.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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"similar to the tangerine"; kalamansi, meanwhile, also known as calamondin orange, is a naturally-occurring hybrid between a type of tangerine and a type of kumquat.
FoodNavigator RSS 2008
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Also in its startling repertoire are foraged wild mushrooms, a beefsteak tomato carved tableside, fiddlehead ferns, acid-tinged calamondin oranges today called calamansi, and those now ubiquitous but then obscure cherry tomatoes and snow peas.
Rozanne Gold: Joe Baum's Nasturtiums: A Tribute Rozanne Gold 2011
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Also in its startling repertoire are foraged wild mushrooms, a beefsteak tomato carved tableside, fiddlehead ferns, acid-tinged calamondin oranges today called calamansi, and those now ubiquitous but then obscure cherry tomatoes and snow peas.
Rozanne Gold: Joe Baum's Nasturtiums: A Tribute Rozanne Gold 2011
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The calamondin or calamansi, also a diminutive citrus, is probably derived in part from the kumquat.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The calamondin or calamansi, also a diminutive citrus, is probably derived in part from the kumquat.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Here are two varieties of lavender flowers; citrus trees, bearing sour oranges, lemons and calamondin; jasmine vines in bloom, winding up pillars; crepe-myrtle, safflower, rosemary and valerian arrayed in geometric beds.
NYT > Global Home By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN 2011
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dryly, as Just your everyday mix of sea anemone, raw rabbit brains, oysters, and calamondin
Slate Magazine Sara Dickerman 2010
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