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Jaffa orange

American  

noun

  1. a sweet, almost seedless variety of orange grown principally in Israel.

Etymology

Origin of Jaffa orange

First recorded in 1915–20

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The five-star property takes its name from the famed Jaffa orange, a citrus with few seeds that is particularly sweet.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2019

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