Definition of Fortunella

1. Noun. Small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Fortunella

Fort Meade
Fort Myers
Fort Smith
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Wayne
Fort Worth
Fort Yukon
Fortaleza
Fortaz
Forth
Fortitude of the Martyrs
Fortran compiler
Fortranlike
Fortuna
Fortune 500
Fortunella
Fortunella japonica
Fortunella margarita
Fos kinase
Fosamax
Fosbury
Fosbury flop
Foshan
Foshay test
Fossa fossa
Foster
Foster Kennedy's syndrome
Foster frame
Fothergill's disease

Literary usage of Fortunella

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences by Washington Academy of Sciences (1915)
"The capitate stigmas of all the species of fortunella contain large oil glands imbedded in their substance, which renders them cavernous.5 (See fig. 1. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... such as the'sour orange, mandarin, grapefruit, lemon, lime, calamondin, kumquat (fortunella sp.), and others. These are being tested in the field. ..."

3. Citrus Fruits: An Account of the Citrus Fruit Industry, with Special by John Eliot Coit (1915)
"... the young twigs and under sides of the leaves, and is grown only for ornament or curiosity. Citrus japonica (recently referred to the genus fortunella). ..."

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