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KING ORANGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does king orange mean?
• KING ORANGE (noun)
The noun KING ORANGE has 1 sense:
1. large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida
Familiarity information: KING ORANGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Citrus nobilis; king orange; tangor; temple orange; temple orange tree
Hypernyms ("king orange" is a kind of...):
orange; orange tree (any citrus tree bearing oranges)
Meronyms (parts of "king orange"):
temple orange (large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind)
Holonyms ("king orange" is a member of...):
genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)
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