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Valencia orange


Va·len·cia orange

noun \və-ˈlen-ch(ē-)ə, -len(t)-sē-ə\

Definition of VALENCIA ORANGE

: a sweet orange of a juicy thin-skinned cultivar grown in the United States —called also Valencia

Origin of VALENCIA ORANGE

Valencia, Spain
First Known Use: 1858

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