Definition of satsuma
1 : any of several cultivated cold-tolerant mandarin trees that bear medium-sized largely seedless fruits with thin smooth skin
2 : the fruit of a satsuma
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Origin and Etymology of satsuma
Satsuma, former province in Kyushu, Japan
First Known Use: 1882
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