tangerine
noun
any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, especially in the U.S.
tangerines
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pluralof tangerine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To be clear: These athletes aren’t chowing on the yucky old sports gels we all know and hate, the ones that taste like tangerines and moldy baseball gloves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
“Today I ate chips, tangerines and this thing that looked like chili but without the meat - just beans,” the 12-year-old said after lunch on a Friday at I.S.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Most of the water pumped from wells in the Central Valley supplies farms that produce a wide variety of crops, from almonds to tangerines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
Companies that specialize in mail order abound; but since some conventional citrus is a pesticide-heavy, especially tangerines and grapefruits, check out growers that specialize in certified organic, like Frog Hollow Farm.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2023
But Francie always longed for oranges and pineapple and especially tangerines which she got only at Christmas.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
