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Ugli

American  
[uhg-lee] / ˈʌg li /
Trademark.

  1. a large, sweet variety of tangelo, of Jamaican origin, having rough, wrinkled, yellowish skin.

UGLI British  
/ ˈʌɡlɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: UGLI fruit.  a large juicy yellow-skinned citrus fruit of the Caribbean: a cross between a tangerine, grapefruit, and orange

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Etymology

Origin of UGLI

C20: probably an alteration of ugly , referring to its wrinkled skin

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