bitter orange

noun

1. orange2

bitter orange

noun

1. See Seville orange
   another name for Seville orange

Word History and Origins

Origin of bitter orange¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Example Sentences

Like all citrus fruits, the Seville orange—also known as the bitter orange, or sour orange—is best when firm and heavy, becoming soft and somewhat mushy with age.

From Popular-Science

Here the shrubby growth, chosen for its neat form and comparatively rapid development, is the bitter orange.

From Project Gutenberg

That obtained from the flowers of the Bigaradier, or bitter orange, is the finer and more expensive quality.

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Above it a dense rank of bitter orange-trees overhung the sidewalk, their dark mass of foliage glittering in the moonlight.

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There was only a little round window at the Bitter Orange Company.

From Project Gutenberg

Then she must try a bitter orange, then a sour bitter one, then a sweet lemon, then a huge fruit of triple verjuice flavor.

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