honey tangerine
honey tangerine noun: a murcott; a hybrid tangerine (tangor) of unknown parentage, first grown in Florida.
Noun
honey tangerine (plural honey tangerines)
- A murcott; a hybrid tangerine (tangor) of unknown parentage, first grown in Florida.
- The name Honey tangerine is also common for Murcott tangerines, mainly in the United States; the designation Smith tangerine is also encountered.2003 May/June, Wolfgang Feger, Herbert Brandauer, Herta Ziegler, “Analytical investigation of Murcott (honey) tangerine peel oil”, in Journal of Essential Oil Research, volume 15, number 3, page 143
- A honey mandarin; a hybrid tangerine (tangor) bred in California from the "willowleaf" variety mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) and "king" tangor.
- It has seeds, and it can't be easily peeled like early tangerines. So why bother with this lumpy thing when you can buy other tangerines that are less trouble? Because the honey tangerine is known as the tangerine to wait for. It's the sweetest of the season.2001 March 1, Cynthia Hizer, “Winter choices still the best bet”, in The Atlanta Journal Constitution, page H.4
Forms of honey tangerine
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Questions about honey tangerine
- What does honey tangerine mean?
- Honey tangerine means a murcott; a hybrid tangerine (tangor) of unknown parentage, first grown in Florida.
- What part of speech is honey tangerine?
- Honey tangerine is a noun.
- What is the plural of honey tangerine?
- The plural of honey tangerine is honey tangerines.
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