Seville orange

Seville orange

n.

See sour orange.

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[After Seville.]

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Seville orange

Noun

a bitter orange used to make marmalade [after Seville in Spain]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Seville orange - any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock bigarade, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, Citrus aurantium, marmalade orange, sour orange bitter orange, Seville orange, sour orange - highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade genus Citrus - orange; lemon; lime; etc. orange tree, orange - any citrus tree bearing oranges
	2.	Seville orange - highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade bitter orange, sour orange orange - round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees bigarade, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, Citrus aurantium, marmalade orange, Seville orange, sour orange - any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock