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TEMPLE ORANGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does temple orange mean?
• TEMPLE ORANGE (noun)
The noun TEMPLE ORANGE has 2 senses:
1. large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida
2. large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind
Familiarity information: TEMPLE ORANGE used as a noun is 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 ("temple orange" is a kind of...):
orange; orange tree (any citrus tree bearing oranges)
Meronyms (parts of "temple orange"):
temple orange (large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind)
Holonyms ("temple orange" is a member of...):
genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("temple orange" is a kind of...):
orange (round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees)
Holonyms ("temple orange" is a part of...):
Citrus nobilis; king orange; tangor; temple orange; temple orange tree (large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida)
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