genus fortunella

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

   SynonymsFortunella

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofRutaceae

Questions about genus fortunella

What does genus fortunella mean?

genus fortunella means "small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats".

What is another word for genus fortunella?

Close synonyms include Fortunella. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus fortunella a common word?

genus fortunella is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.