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tangelo

/ˌtændʒəˈloʊ/
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Definitions of tangelo
  1. noun
    hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
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    type of:
    citrus, citrus tree
    any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
  2. noun
    large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
    synonyms: ugli, ugli fruit
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    type of:
    edible fruit
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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