CLEMENTINE


Meaning of CLEMENTINE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kle-m ə n- ˌ t ē n, - ˌ t ī n

Function: noun

Etymology: French clémentine probably from Clément Rodier, French priest who discovered the hybrid circa 1902

Date: 1943

: a small nearly seedless citrus fruit that is prob. a hybrid between a tangerine and an orange

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