tangor

noun

large 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)

Etymology: blend of tangerine and orange

1. : a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the sweet orange usually having large deeply colored and easily peeled fruit

temple oranges are usually considered to be tangors

2. : the fruit of a tangor

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/tan"jawr, tang"gawr/, n.

See temple orange.

[TANG(ERINE) + OR(ANGE)]