blood orange

American  

noun

blood oranges plural

1. any of various sweet oranges having a dark-red pulp.

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blood orange British  

noun

1. a variety of orange all or part of the pulp of which is dark red when ripe

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• blood oranges
  plural

Etymology

Origin of blood orange

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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blood orange

I used blood orange and lemon, scraping their zest and squeezing their juice into the batter, which is enriched with more than a half-cup of olive oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

I just picked my blood orange tree clean, and I’m weeks away from a bunch of egg-size Indio mandarinquats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024

There is something different lately about the olive oil Michelle Spangler buys, bottles and infuses with flavors like basil and blood orange for her store in Dallas.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2023

This is for all my blood orange and tart dessert lovers!

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

"Where is everyone?" her sister wanted to know as she ripped the skin from a blood orange.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin