blood orange

noun

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

Examples of blood orange in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web None other than an especially eye-catching shade of vivid blood orange that so happens to be reminiscent of both the juicy citrus fruit, but also a cult-favorite summer drink. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 17 July 2024 For dessert, find an almond cake, topped with blood orange supremes, almond slivers and powdered sugar served over a silky creme Anglaise. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024 This vibrant dish includes ruby grapefruit, blood orange, and a medley of basil, accented with sumac, roasted pistachios, pearl mozzarella, and watermelon, all dressed in a zesty citrus vinaigrette. Bypayton Kirol, Fortune Well, 1 July 2024 Tranquil Blends now features seven flavors, including raspberry peach sangria, wild berry burst and strawberry watermelon mist, as well as the green apple Riesling and the blood orange sangria. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for blood orange 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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