blood orange

noun

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blood orange was in 1806

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“Blood orange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20orange. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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