Seville orange
Seville orange · Seville oranges
The bitter orange: a tree and fruit of the species Citrus aurantiumThe bitter orange: a tree and fruit of the species Citrus aurantium.
Meaning
1 sensesThe bitter orange: a tree and fruit of the species Citrus aurantium.
any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
Origin
From Seville + orange.From Seville + orange.
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Forms
plural: Seville oranges| Singular | Seville orange |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade:bitter orangesour orange
- any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock:sour orangebitter orangebitter orange treebigarademarmalade orangeCitrus aurantium