sour orange
sour orange · sour oranges
померанец, бигарадия
Pomeranze, Bitterorange, Sevilla-Orange
Synonym of bitter orangeSynonym of bitter orange (“Citrus aurantium or its fruit”).
» It was so sour an orange that I could not eat it.
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1 sensesSynonym of bitter orange (“Citrus aurantium or its fruit”).
any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
Examples
1 sentencesIt was so sour an orange that I could not eat it.
Forms
plural: sour oranges| Singular | sour orange |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock:Seville orangebitter orangebitter orange treebigarademarmalade orangeCitrus aurantium
- highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade:bitter orangeSeville orange