different between physalis vs kumquat

English

Etymology

From New Latin Physalis, coined by Linnaeus from Ancient Greek ???????? (phusallís, “bladder, wind instrument”), from ?????? (phusió?, “to puff up, blow up”), ???? (phus?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?s?l?s/, /?fa?s?l?s/, /fa??se?l?s/

Noun

physalis (plural physalises)

1. Any plant of the genus Physalis.
2. The fruit of such a plant, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity.

   Hyponyms: cape gooseberry, goldenberry, tomatillo

Translations

Further reading

• physalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• physalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Hayslips

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (phusallís, “bladder”), from ?????? (phusió?, “to puff up, blow up”), ???? (phus?).

Noun

ph?salis f (genitive ph?salis); third declension

1. (New Latin) bladder

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally inflected.

English

Alternative forms

• cumquat

Etymology

From Cantonese ?? (gam1 gwat1) or ?? (gam1 gwat1, literally “golden tangerine”). Related to loquat – same second character.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?mkw?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?mkw?t/
• Hyphenation: kum?quat

Noun

kumquat (plural kumquats)

1. A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).

Derived terms

• citrangequat (Citrus × georgiana)
• lemonquat (Citrus × japonica)
• limequat (Citrus × floridana)
• mandarinquat (Citrus japonica × Citrus reticulata)
• orangequat
• sunquat (Citrus × japonica)

Related terms

• loquat

Translations

References

• kumquat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Citrus japonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Citrus japonica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Italian

Noun

kumquat m (invariable)

1. kumquat

   Synonym: mandarino cinese

Portuguese

Noun

kumquat m (plural kumquats)

1. kumquat (small orange fruit)

Spanish

Noun

kumquat m (plural kumquats)

1. kumquat

   Synonyms: naranjo chino, naranjo enano, quinoto