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  • noun Plural form of tangerine.

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Examples

  • My first memories of what we called tangerines are of a fruit with a tighter, thicker skin, and a strong, sweet almost addictive flavour.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2009

  • Little known fact: Mandarins aka tangerines, after the port of Tangiers where particular mandarin cultvars were shipped to the US, are not a cross between ranges and another citrus fruit.

    anything-but-clementine clafoutis | smitten kitchen 2008

  • nartjies= small sweet oranges with loose skin, I think they're called tangerines sometimes

    Sceptical of Happiness Lauri 2009

  • For decorations, Mr. Ong likes to fill his dining table with flowers, small potted plants or brightly colored fruits such as tangerines and kumquats.

    A Dessert Party That Isn't Cloying Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2010

  • And the inspector found that much of the restaurant's shelf space was occupied by foods the owner claimed were for personal use, such as tangerines, homemade pickles and unlabeled frozen fish.

    JSOnline.com 2010

  • And the inspector found that much of the restaurant's shelf space was occupied by foods the owner claimed were for personal use, such as tangerines, homemade pickles and unlabeled frozen fish.

    JSOnline.com 2010

  • Squeezing large melon like objects such as tangerines is a fantastic way to build up your finger-abs.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • And the inspector found that much of the restaurant's shelf space was occupied by foods the owner claimed were for personal use, such as tangerines, homemade pickles and unlabeled frozen fish.

    JSOnline.com 2010

  • Squeezing large melon like objects such as tangerines is a fantastic way to build up your finger-abs.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • And the inspector found that much of the restaurant's shelf space was occupied by foods the owner claimed were for personal use, such as tangerines, homemade pickles and unlabeled frozen fish.

    JSOnline.com 2010

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