blood orange

noun

: a cultivated sweet orange having fruit with usually red pulp
also : its fruit

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For each drink, pour ¼ cup blood orange juice, 1 Tbsp. Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025 The sablefish plate comes with a blood orange miso glaze, Japanese turnips, baby bok choy, kabocha squash and tangerine. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025 Chase Infiniti arrived carrying all of it with her, turning heads in a blood orange Schiaparelli gown. Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025 The blood orange is striking and rich. Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025 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 9 Jan. 2026.

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