sour orange

noun

: a citrus tree (Citrus aurantium) that is used especially as a stock in grafting citrus
also : its bitter fruit

called also bitter orange

Examples of sour orange in a Sentence

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Famed chef Jose Andres has brought his flavors to Flushing, orchestrating the Mexican cuisine inside the Dobel Tequila Club with Oyamel by Jose Andres Group, including Oyamel’s Taco Cochinita, made of Yucatan-style pit barbecued port, achiote, Mexican sour orange and pickled red onions. Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 There are scallops with sour orange and tarragon sauce meunière; white sweet potato pommes fondantes, and morcilla croquembouche (annatto gougères with blood sausage, local goat cheese mousse, and malta caramel). Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024 That's a feature of Cuban mojo and sour orange as a frequent accompaniment to certain preparations of pork. Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, the usual Sour Skittles come in sour strawberry, sour lime, sour lemon, sour orange and sour grape flavors, but Skittles Pop’d Sour are a bit different. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sour orange

Word History

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sour orange was in 1748

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“Sour orange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sour%20orange. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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