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tangelo vs. tangerine

tangelo
[tan-juh-loh] / ˈtæn dʒəˌloʊ /

noun

plural

tangelos

  1. a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.

tangerine
[tan-juh-reen, tan-juh-reen] / ˌtæn dʒəˈrin, ˈtæn dʒəˌrin /

noun

  1. Also called mandarin, mandarin orange.  any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, especially in the U.S.

  2. deep orange; reddish orange.

adjective

  1. of the color tangerine; reddish-orange.