English Dictionary

TEMPLE ORANGE

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 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 Floridaplay

2. large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rindplay

  Familiarity information: TEMPLE ORANGE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TEMPLE ORANGE (noun)


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)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Birds of a feather flock together." (English proverb)

"When a man moves away from nature his heart becomes hard." (Native American proverb, Lakota)

"Believe what you see and not all you hear." (Arabic proverb)

"Better late than never." (Czech proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact