blood orange

noun

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

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Her favorite beer is a blood orange honey ale from the Cheybogan Brewing Co. CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026 Her favorite beer is a blood orange honey ale from the Cheybogan Brewing Co. ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026 Studded with blood oranges and topped with a punchy guajillo chile oil, this tartare is a celebration of red—perfect for Valentine’s Day. Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026 For example, the new Arancia Rossa flavor, or blood orange, is made with fruit grown at JJ’s Lone Daughter Ranch in Redlands, San Bernardino County. Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 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 18 Feb. 2026.

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