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
It is a pretty general custom, when you take off the shoulder from the ribs, to squeeze a Seville orange over them, and sprinkle them with a little pepper and salt.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William
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