murcott

or mur·cot

[ mur-kot ]

noun

1. a thin-skinned, juicy variety of tangerine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of murcott¹

Allegedly named after Charles Murcott Smith, Florida grower

Example Sentences

Ms Murcott said testing should be carried out in labour or shortly before.

From BBC

"Those are trademark names for what are usually multiple cultivars: clementines before Christmas — usually fina sodea clementines or clemenules — then after Christmas the W Murcott afourer and tango. But mostly tango."

From Los Angeles Times

Anne Murcott, a professorial research associate at the food studies centre of Soas, suggests the avocado’s success owes quite a lot to clever marketing.

From The Guardian

But this one, Mr. Murcott said, his voice breaking, Nancarrow called “Para Yoko.”

From New York Times

Four quartets of Alarm Will Sound members played Mr. Murcott’s version of Study No. 36 on Saturday afternoon; a line is played at four different speeds, somehow uniting for glissandos that flow without break through the four voices.

From New York Times