: a cultivated sweet orange having fruit with usually red pulp
also: its fruit
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Expect to see even tinier dots and minuscule French tips atop jelly polishes in summery shades like fuchsia and blood orange.—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 4 June 2026 Best Restaurants Flying Iguana The go-to for Tex-Mex, Latin fare, and blood orange and passionfruit margs in Beaches Town Center, Flying Iguana has shaded sidewalk seating and an open-air dining room where the chunky guacamole is prepared tableside.—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026 Tart and sweet blood oranges are the stars of this bubbly cocktail, though navel oranges make for an easy swap.—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 Creative desserts were added in late 2025, like a matcha-and-fig leaf gateaux served with green apple sorbet, and blood orange-and-yuza espuma, a fluffy citrus confection that hides a surprise of chocolate olive oil pieces.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blood orange