English noun: mandarin orange |
1. | mandarin orange (plant) 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 |
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| Synonyms | Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange tree |
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| Broader (hypernym) | citrus, citrus tree |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | clementine, clementine tree, satsuma, satsuma tree, tangerine, tangerine tree |
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| Part holonym | mandarin, mandarin orange |
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| Member meronym | genus Citrus |
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2. | mandarin orange (food) a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China |
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| Synonyms | mandarin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | clementine, satsuma, tangerine |
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| Part meronym | Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree |
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