- tangor
- nounlarge citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida• Syn: ↑temple orange, ↑temple orange tree, ↑king orange, ↑Citrus nobilis• Hypernyms: ↑orange, ↑orange tree• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Citrus• Part Meronyms: ↑temple orange
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\\ˈtanˌjȯ(ə)r, ˈtaŋˌgȯ-\ noun (-s)1. : a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the sweet orange usually having large deeply colored and easily peeled fruittemple oranges are usually considered to be tangors
2. : the fruit of a tangor* * *
/tan"jawr, tang"gawr/, n.See temple orange.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.