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temple orange

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noun

  1. a hybrid fruit, Citrus nobilis, that is a cross between the sweet orange and the tangerine.

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The chocolate-chip cookies earned me raspberry marshmallows, that Meyer lemon curd, and candied temple orange peel — close enough to tangelo to make me happy.

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