navel orange
noun
: a seedless orange having a pit at the apex where the fruit encloses a small secondary fruit
called also navel
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But for those who want to see where the oranges of Southern California first got their start, the over 150-year-old parent navel orange tree that was planted by Eliza Tibbets is available to visit in Riverside.
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
In June, the cost of navel oranges went up more than 4% for an average price per pound of $1.63 nationwide.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
One navel orange also counts as one cup of fruit.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
These were places that couldn’t readily sustain the country’s traditional crops or where non-traditional ones (navel oranges, avocados, et al.) might encourage settlement and private investment, resulting ultimately in the substitution of domestic production for imports.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
In June, the cost of navel oranges went up more than 4% for an average price per pound of $1.63 nationwide.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
One navel orange also counts as one cup of fruit.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
These were places that couldn’t readily sustain the country’s traditional crops or where non-traditional ones (navel oranges, avocados, et al.) might encourage settlement and private investment, resulting ultimately in the substitution of domestic production for imports.
—Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Navel orange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navel%20orange. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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