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Sweet orange

noun

Orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skin.

Probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges. Synonyms: Citrus sinensis, sweet orange tree.

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... year, from the Azores, Spain, Portugal, Italy, &c. They are brought over in chests and boxes, packed separately in paper to preserve them. The oranges in common use with us are the bitter or Seville, the China or sweet orange, and those ...

— A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery • Benziger Brothers

Words linked to "Sweet orange" : orange tree, orange, sweet orange tree, Citrus sinensis, genus Citrus, Jaffa orange, Valencia orange, navel orange