calamondin

calamondin
/kal"euh mun'deuhn/, n.
1. a small citrus tree, Citrofortunella mitis, of the Philippines.
2. the small, tart, tangerinelike fruit of this tree.
[1925-35; < Tagalog kalamunding]

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