mandarin orange

noun

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Yuzu is a citrus fruit originating in China, and it’s thought to have originated as a naturally occurring hybrid between mandarin orange and the Ichang papeda. David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 At dinner, while the new wife served beef Stroganoff or lemon Jell-O with mandarin oranges, my father would scold me about my new friends and my falling grades. Richard Siken august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025 Even Tahoe Truckee still diverts some of its chicken to a processor to make mandarin orange chicken. Alana Semuels, Time, 25 Aug. 2025 Eating too many mandarin oranges at once may also cause bloating and other digestive discomfort, adds Weintraub, especially for those unaccustomed to a high-fiber diet. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mandarin orange

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First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mandarin orange was in 1771

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