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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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