tangerines

Noun

tangerine (plural tangerines)

1. A slightly ovoid, orange-coloured citrus fruit with a rough peel and a sour-sweet taste which is larger than a clementine and sometimes classed as a variety of mandarin orange.
   • As Hiro approaches, Vitaly watches his sword uncertainly. Vitaly's eyes are dry and red, and on his lower lip he is sporting a chancre the size of a tangerine.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 97
2. A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
   • The sun was beginning to set, and under the tangerine sky, Reese tugged his undershirt over his head.2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 343
3. A tree that produces tangerines.

   Synonyms:

   Citrus tangerina

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