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mandarin orange

noun
  1. A small spiny evergreen tree (Citrus reticulata) native to southeast Asia, having sweet edible fruit.
  2. The small, loose-skinned, orange-yellow to deep orange-red fruit of this tree.

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Origin: French mandarine

Origin: , from Spanish mandarina

Origin: , feminine of mandarín, mandarin; see Mandarin 

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