Mexican orange

American  

noun

1. an aromatic, evergreen citrus shrub, Choisya ternata, of Mexico, having fragrant, white flowers, grown as an ornamental.

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Etymology

Origin of Mexican orange

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

It was a line used in 1936, when then-Orange County Sheriff Logan Jackson blamed Angeleno “agitators” for inspiring Mexican orange pickers to go on a strike that he ruthlessly crushed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2022