SINCE 1828
king orange
nounDefinition of king orange
1
: a citrus tree that produces a moderate sized fruit with a rich savory pulp enclosed in a thick deep orange-yellow to orange tuberculated rind and that may be a variety of the mandarin or a hybrid possibly between this and the sweet orange
2
: the fruit of the king orange
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