tangelo (redirected from tangelos)

tan·ge·lo  (tnj-l)

n. pl. tan·ge·los

1. A hybrid citrus tree derived from grapefruit and tangerine, having aromatic fruit with a thin, smooth, moderately loose rind.

2. The fruit of this tree.

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[Blend of tangerine and pomelo.]

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tangelo [ˈtændʒəˌləʊ]

n pl -los

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a hybrid produced by crossing a tangerine tree with a grapefruit tree

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this hybrid, having orange acid-tasting flesh

[from tang(erine) + (pom)elo]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tangelo - hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida Citrus tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit ugli, ugli fruit, tangelo - large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin genus Citrus - orange; lemon; lime; etc. citrus tree, citrus - any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
	2.	tangelo - large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin ugli, ugli fruit edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh Citrus tangelo, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit - hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida