Definition of king orange
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: 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
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: the fruit of the king orange
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“King orange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/king%20orange. Accessed 13 Apr. 2021.
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