tangerine


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tangerine/tanʤəˈriːn/
noun
  • 1 a small citrus fruit with a loose skin, especially one of a variety with deep orange-red skin.
  • 2 the citrus tree which bears tangerines. [Citrus reticulata.]
  • 3 a deep orange-red colour.
– origin C19: from Tanger (former name of Tangier, from where the fruit was exported) + -ine1.
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