The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

kumquat \kum"quat\, n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.)
   any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella
   (formerly Citrus) of the rue family (Rutaceae)
   (especially Citrus Japonica) growing in China and Japan
   bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick
   sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp; also, any of the small
   acid, orange-colored citrus fruits of such plants, used
   mostly for preserves. [Also spelled cumquat.]
   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

cumquat \cum"quat\, n. (Bot.)
   See Kumquat.

   Syn: kumquat, kumquat tree.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cumquat
    n 1: any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella
         bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick
         sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp [syn: kumquat,
         cumquat, kumquat tree]