MANDARINORANGE

Mandarin orange

The orange, also known as the ' or mandarine', is a small citrus tree with fruit resembling other oranges. Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. Specifically reddish-orange mandarin cultivars can be marketed as tangerines, but this is not a botanical classification. When exporting began, local Mandarin oranges were named after their port of origin.

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mandarin orange

Noun

  1. A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with fruit resembling the orange.
  2. The fruit of this tree, smaller than an orange and oblate. In daily usage, it may include other similar citrus fruits like Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan) (tangerine).


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