clementine

From French clémentine, from Clément +‎ -ine, named after French missionary Clément Rodier (1839–1904), who is said to have first bred it.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklɛməntaɪn/, /ˈklɛməntiːn/

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clementine (plural clementines)

1. A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (C. × deliciosa) and a sweet orange (C. × sinensis).

   Hypernym: tangor

   Coordinate terms: mandarin, Seville orange, sweet orange, tangerine