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tangerine
[ tan-juh-reen, tan-juh-reen ]
noun
- Also called mandarin, mandarin orange. any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, especially in the U.S.
- deep orange; reddish orange.
adjective
- of the color tangerine; reddish-orange.
tangerine
/ ˌtændʒəˈriːn /
noun
- an Asian citrus tree, Citrus reticulata, cultivated for its small edible orange-like fruits
- the fruit of this tree, having a loose rind and sweet spicy flesh
- a reddish-orange colour
- ( as adjective )
a tangerine door
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Example Sentences
Pour in Campari to fill the glass and float one more tangerine slice.
Please note: The faux-Tangerine Dream soundtrack was not included with the computer.
A close second: thinking the public has the I.Q. of a tangerine.
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Babyby Tom Wolfe The ur-text of New Journalism still bears rereading now.
Put the dried apricots into a saucepan with the water, and add the sugar and juices from the lemon and tangerine or orange.
A few mandarini—tangerine oranges—rolled on a plate for dessert.
He waited, palpably waited, but Arlee continued to peel a tangerine with absorption, and the question had to come from him.
Very carefully she tore the tangerine skin into very little bits, her head bent over it.
The ex-Marine was munching on a Lebanese tangerine and watching the Nile boats below.
I respect Billy, the adjutant, for his long service and the Tangerine at the back of his neck.
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