tangerine

tangerine
noun
  1. a small citrus fruit with a loose skin, especially one of a variety with deep orange-red skin
    柑橘
    ■[mass noun]a deep orange-red colour
    橘红色
  2. the citrus tree which bears this fruit
    柑橘树,桔树
  3. Citrus reticulata, family Rutaceae
    拉丁名Citrus reticulata,芸香科
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from Tanger (former name of Tangier) + -ine. The fruit, exported from Tangier, was originally called the tangerine orange
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