clementine

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Etymology

From French clémentine, from Clément + -ine, named after French missionary Clément Rodier (1839–1904), who is said to have first bred it.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɛməntaɪn/, /ˈklɛməntiːn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

clementine (plural clementines)

  1. A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (C. × deliciosa) and a sweet orange (C. × sinensis).
    Hypernym: tangor
    Coordinate terms: mandarin, Seville orange, sweet orange, tangerine

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