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Definition of 'mandarin orange'

From: WordNet
noun
Shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame- orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia [syn: mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, Citrus reticulata]
noun
A somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China [syn: mandarin, mandarin orange]

Definition of 'mandarin orange'

From: GCIDE
  • Mandarin \Man`da*rin"\, n. [Pg. mandarim, from Malay mantr[imac] minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. mantrin a counselor, manira a counsel, man to think.]
  • 1. A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence: A powerful government official or bureaucrat, especially one who is pedantic and has a strong sense of his own importance and privelege. [PJC]
  • 3. Hence: A member of an influential, powerful or elite group, espcially within artistic or intellectual circles; -- used especially of elder members who are traditionalist or conservative about their specialties. [PJC]
  • 5. The form of the Chinese language spoken by members of the Chinese Imperial Court an officials of the empire. [PJC]
  • 6. Any of several closely related dialects of the Chinese language spoken by a mojority of the population of China, the standard variety of which is spoken in the region around Beijing. [PJC]
  • 7. (Bot.) A small flattish reddish-orange loose-skinned orange, with an easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (Citrus reticulata formerly Citrus nobilis); called also mandarin orange and tangerine. [1913 Webster]
  • Mandarin language, the spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China.
  • Mandarin yellow (Chem.), an artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'mandarin orange'

From: GCIDE
  • mandarin orange \man`da*rin" or"ange\, n.
  • 1. A shrub or small tree (Citrus reticulata) having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to Southeast Asia.
  • Syn: mandarin orange tree. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. Same as mandarin[7]. [1913 Webster]

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