clementine

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  1. noun A deep red-orange, often seedless mandarin orange.

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  • In Japan, it's a wonderful thing to remove the clementine peel just in one piece. —  John Maeda on the simple life
  • If you haven't had clementine oranges they're smaller than navel oranges but very sweet and easy to peel, we all love them here and a crate of fresh fruit is always a nice summery thing in the middle of winter. —  Scribbit | A Blog About Motherhood in Alaska
  • Instead of having a dessert after lunch or dinner, eat a handful of berries, pear slices or enjoy a clementine. —  Baking and Books
  • It's the same lunch every day - rye bread, some chicken-like tofu, cheese, a clementine and an assortment of Nutrigrain, Cliff, granola and Power Bars. —  RutlandHerald.com
  • And that's a wedge of clementine floating in the glass, not just a strip of peel. —  Benito's Wine Reviews
 

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  1. French clémentine, perhaps after Père Clément (fl. 1902), French missionary in Africa.

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  1. apparently < Clément, a French surname (?), + -ine.
 

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/ˈklɛməntɪn/
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