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Seville orange

British  

noun

  1. an orange tree, Citrus aurantium, of tropical and semitropical regions: grown for its bitter fruit, which is used to make marmalade

  2. the fruit of this tree

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Put to the clear gravy the juice of a Seville orange, half a teaspoonful of salt, the same of pepper, and a glass of red wine.

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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