TANGERINE

tangerine

(adjective) of a strong reddish orange color

tangerine

(noun) a reddish to vivid orange color

tangerine

(noun) any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa

tangerine, tangerine tree

(noun) a variety of mandarin orange

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

Tangerine

From, or pertaining to Tangier.

Of or related to Blackpool Football Club.

Noun

Tangerine (plural Tangerines)

A native or inhabitant of Tangier.

Anagrams

• Argentine, antigreen, argentine, intragene

Etymology

Noun

tangerine (plural tangerines)

Any of several varieties of mandarin oranges.

A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.

A tree that produces tangerines.

Synonym: Citrus tangerina

Hypernym: mandarin orange

Adjective

tangerine

Of a deep yellowish-orange colour.

Anagrams

• Argentine, antigreen, argentine, intragene

Source: Wiktionary


Tan"ger*ine`, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of orange, much like the mandarin, but of deeper color and higher flavor. It is said to have been produced in America from the mandarin. [Written also tangierine.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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