navel orange (redirected from navel oranges)

navel orange

n.

A sweet, usually seedless orange having at its apex a navellike formation enclosing an underdeveloped fruit.

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navel orange

n

(Cookery) a sweet orange that is usually seedless and has at its apex a navel-like depression enclosing an underdeveloped secondary fruit

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Noun

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navel orange - seedless orange enclosing a small secondary fruit at the apex sweet orange - orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skin