sweet orange
Citrus sinensis, a species of citrus fruit, commonly known as the orangeCitrus sinensis, a species of citrus fruit, commonly known as the orange.
» Sweet oranges are not very sour.
Süße Orangen sind nicht sehr sauer. — BeataB
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1 sensesCitrus sinensis, a species of citrus fruit, commonly known as the orange.
- orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skin
- probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges
Examples
3 sentencesSweet oranges are not very sour.
deSüße Orangen sind nicht sehr sauer. — BeataB
Yesterday, I went to the market to buy some sweet oranges.
Grapefruits were created through an accidental cross between a pomelo and a sweet orange.
Forms
plural: sweet oranges| Singular | sweet orange |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges:sweet orange treeCitrus sinensis
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.