TEMPLE ORANGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does temple orange mean? 

• TEMPLE ORANGE (noun)
  The noun TEMPLE ORANGE has 2 senses:

1. large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida

2. large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind

  Familiarity information: TEMPLE ORANGE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEMPLE ORANGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Citrus nobilis; king orange; tangor; temple orange; temple orange tree

Hypernyms ("temple orange" is a kind of...):

orange; orange tree (any citrus tree bearing oranges)

Meronyms (parts of "temple orange"):

temple orange (large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind)

Holonyms ("temple orange" is a member of...):

genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("temple orange" is a kind of...):

orange (round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees)

Holonyms ("temple orange" is a part of...):

Citrus nobilis; king orange; tangor; temple orange; temple orange tree (large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida)