clementine

English

Etymology

From French clémentine, named for Clément Rodier, the French missionary said to have first bred it.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɛməntaɪn/, /ˈklɛməntiːn/

Noun

clementine (plural clementines)

  1. A type of small, sweet orange, the result of a cross between a tangerine and Seville orange.

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