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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. By surface analysis, Clement + -ine.

Pronunciation

  • 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 (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.
    Hypernym: tangor
    Coordinate terms: mandarin, Seville orange, sweet orange, tangerine

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kle.menˈti.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ine
  • Hyphenation: cle‧men‧tì‧ne

Noun

clementine f

  1. plural of clementina

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