Ugli

[ uhg-lee ]

Trademark.
  1. a large, sweet variety of tangelo, of Jamaican origin, having rough, wrinkled, yellowish skin.

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British Dictionary definitions for UGLI

UGLI

/ (ˈʌɡlɪ) /


nounplural UGLIS or UGLIES trademark
  1. a large juicy yellow-skinned citrus fruit of the Caribbean: a cross between a tangerine, grapefruit, and orange: Also called: UGLI fruit

Origin of UGLI

1
C20: probably an alteration of ugly, referring to its wrinkled skin

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