NOUN | plant | mandarin orange, mandarin, mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulata | shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed |
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food | mandarin orange, mandarin | a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China |
Meaning | shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia. | |
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Synonyms | mandarin, mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulata | |
Member of | genus Citrus | orange |
Parts | mandarin, mandarin orange | A somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China |
Narrower | clementine, clementine tree | A variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa |
satsuma, satsuma tree | A variety of mandarin orange | |
tangerine, tangerine tree | A variety of mandarin orange | |
Broader | citrus, citrus tree | Any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds |
Spanish | citrus reticulata, mandarina, mandarino | |
Catalan | citrus reticulata, Citrus reticulata, mandarina, mandariner |
Meaning | A somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China. | |
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Synonym | mandarin | |
Part of | mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulata | shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed |
Narrower | clementine | A mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds |
satsuma | medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin | |
tangerine | Any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa | |
Broader | citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit | Any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp |
Spanish | mandarina | |
Catalan | mandarina |
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