tangelo
Americannoun
noun
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a hybrid produced by crossing a tangerine tree with a grapefruit tree
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the fruit of this hybrid, having orange acid-tasting flesh
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Origin of tangelo
First recorded in 1900–05; tang(erine) + (pom)elo
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Rich said they were labeled with such flavors as banana, tangelo and Girl Scout cookie.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2019
Michelangelo Turned the color of an unripe tangelo As he stood in the Sistine Chapel, gazed fifty feet in the air And said, “You want it painted WHERE?”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2015
Through a variety of techniques, plants have also been modified for qualities attractive to consumers, such as seedless watermelons and grapes and the tangerine-grapefruit hybrid called a tangelo.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2015
Cowboys & Aliens could have been the tangelo of genre-blenders.
From Time ● Jul. 28, 2011
Blood oranges, clementines, finger limes, Meyer lemons, kumquats, pomelos, tangelos, tangerines and yuzus all deserve their moment in the sun.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2023
Other citrus crops are also forecast to be down, with grapefruit production coming in at 200,000 boxes fewer than estimated in October and 100,000 fewer boxes of tangerines and tangelos.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
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