navel orange

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noun

a seedless variety of orange having at the apex a navellike formation containing a small secondary fruit.

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Origin of navel orange

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby navel orange

Navarre, nave, navel, navel-gazing, navel ill, navel orange, navelwort, navette, navew, navicert, navicular

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How to use navel orange in a sentence

A sad-faced orange Star of David flashed across the iPhone screen as we swiped left on “James” (not his real name).
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It took me 1,015 strokes to see this shade of green in a world of orange, and my jaw nearly dropped.
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Suddenly, light flooded the room, and I found myself lying on a filthy orange sofa across the room from where my rape occurred.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I learn by the third day to tell the nurse privately to make mine mostly orange juice.
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A storage building became a ghostly concrete frame lit bright orange.
Raging Protesters Set Ferguson on Fire|Justin Glawe|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some one had gathered orange and lemon branches, and with these fashioned graceful festoons between.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The long line of little gray, weather-beaten houses nestled peacefully among the orange trees.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
An illumination broke over his whole face when he saw her and joined her under the orange tree.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Thus shall we see the destinies of this country guided under the orange and red flag.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The Russians, on the contrary, prefer orange-yellow transparent specimens.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

British Dictionary definitions for navel orange

navel orange

noun

a sweet orange that is usually seedless and has at its apex a navel-like depression enclosing an underdeveloped secondary fruit

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