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ugli

UK/ˈʌɡli/

ugli noun: citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata, and a grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies.

Noun

ugli (plural uglis)

  1. Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata, and a grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies.
    • In a world of fruit — from apples to uglis — why is wine made from grapes?2009, Wine Enthusiast, volume 22, numbers 8-13, page 36

ugli meaning in Tamil and Arabic

ugli in Tamil

இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும்

ugli in Arabic

cross between a tangerine and grapefruit
نَرَنْج naranj

Synonyms of ugli

Forms of ugli

pluraluglis

Origin of ugli

A proprietary name, as an alteration of ugly, from the fruit's often lumpy and discolored appearance.

Phrases with ugli

Words that rhyme with ugli

Questions about ugli

What does ugli mean?
Ugli means citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata, and a grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies.
What is ugli in Tamil?
Ugli in Tamil is இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும். See Ugli meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ugli?
Ugli is a noun.
How do you pronounce ugli?
Ugli is pronounced /ˈʌɡli/ (UK).
What is the plural of ugli?
The plural of ugli is uglis.

Words near ugli in the dictionary

  1. ugh
  2. Ugie
  3. UGLE
  4. uglesome
  5. Ugley
  6. ugli
  7. ugli fruit
  8. ugli fruits
  9. uglied
  10. uglied up
  11. uglier

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ugli (page history and authors); ugli (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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