Defn: A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves.
KUPFERNICKEL
Kup"fer*nick"el, n. Etym: [G. See Copper, and Nickel.] (Min.)
Defn: Copper-nickel; niccolite. See Niccolite.
KURD
Kurd, n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of a mountainous region of Western Asia belonging to the Turkish and Persian monarchies. [Written also Koord.]
KURDISH
Kurd"ish, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Kurds. [Written also Koordish.]
KURILIAN
Ku*ril"i*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of Kamschatka to Yesso. — n.
Defn: A native or an inhabitant of the Kurile Islands. [Written also
Koorilian.]