clementine
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English
Etymology
From French clémentine, from Clément + -ine, named after French missionary Clément Rodier (1839–1904), who is said to have first bred it.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɛməntaɪn/, /ˈklɛməntiːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
clementine (plural clementines)
- A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (C. × deliciosa) and a sweet orange (C. × sinensis).
- Hypernym: tangor
- Coordinate terms: mandarin, Seville orange, sweet orange, tangerine
Translations
citrus fruit
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