satsuma
noun
sat·su·ma
sat-ˈsü-mə 
ˈsat-sə-
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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Varieties such as satsumas and clementines are cultivated in similar climates, but differ in sweetness, seed content and juiciness.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Chilling invitingly on the lower level of my duplex was a bottle of Provencal rosé, three picture-perfect satsumas with bright green leaves and a miniature bundt cake under a glass dome.
—Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2023
This brilliant amber bourbon has a rich and decadent nose with butterscotch, toffee, vanilla, and hints of nectarine and satsuma adding to the complexity.
—The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2022
Fuji apples go into a tarte tatin with cultured cream, while the last of the season’s satsuma mandarins were juiced for a creamiscle pie.
—Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2022
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Chilling invitingly on the lower level of my duplex was a bottle of Provencal rosé, three picture-perfect satsumas with bright green leaves and a miniature bundt cake under a glass dome.
—Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2023
This brilliant amber bourbon has a rich and decadent nose with butterscotch, toffee, vanilla, and hints of nectarine and satsuma adding to the complexity.
—The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2022
Fuji apples go into a tarte tatin with cultured cream, while the last of the season’s satsuma mandarins were juiced for a creamiscle pie.
—Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2022
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“Satsuma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satsuma. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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