Seville orange
Britishnoun
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an orange tree, Citrus aurantium, of tropical and semitropical regions: grown for its bitter fruit, which is used to make marmalade
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the fruit of this tree
Example Sentences
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The blend is tangy and sweet, made with a delicious mix of Spanish cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, hibiscus and Seville orange.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2022
There was a Seville orange tree in his backyard, and he gives me a bag or two full of the fruit every season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2016
A Seville orange, a type of bitter orange, can easily be mistaken for a regular orange with its bright color and sweet fragrance, if a little smaller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2016
Plant a lime seed and up comes a kumquat, or, with equal odds, a Seville orange, not to mention a rough lemon or a tangerine.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 14, 2015
Pare off as thin as possible the rind of a lemon, or of a Seville orange, so as not to cut off any of the white with it.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
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