SWEET ORANGE


Meaning of SWEET ORANGE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1538

1 a : an orange ( Citrus sinensis ) that is prob. native to southeastern Asia, has a fruit with a pithy central axis, and is the source of the widely cultivated oranges of commerce b : a cultivated orange derived from the sweet orange and usually having fruit with a relatively thin rind and sweet juicy edible pulp

2 : the fruit of a sweet orange

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