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Tangerine vs Tangor - What's the difference?

tangerine | tangor |

As nouns the difference between tangerine and tangor

is that tangerine is any of several varieties of mandarin oranges while tangor is a citrus fruit that is a hybrid of the tangerine (Citrus reticulata) and the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis).

As an adjective tangerine

is of a deep yellowish-orange colour.

tangerine

English

(wikipedia tangerine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several varieties of mandarin oranges.
  • A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
  • A tree that produces tangerines.

    • Derived terms

    * tangelo

    Adjective

  • Of a deep yellowish-orange colour.

    • See also

    * clementine * mandarine * minneola * nartjie * ortanique * satsuma * ugli/ugli fruit * Van der Hum *

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    tangor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A citrus fruit that is a hybrid of the tangerine (Citrus reticulata'') and the sweet orange (''Citrus sinensis ).

    • Synonyms

    * temple orange ----