Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honey tangerine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: hon-ey -tan-ger-ine
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A murcott; a hybrid tangerine (tangor) of unknown parentage, first grown in Florida.

noun

A honey mandarin; a hybrid tangerine (tangor) bred in California from the "willowleaf" variety mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) and "king" tangor.

Example Sentences

"The name Honey tangerine is also common for Murcott tangerines, mainly in the United States; the designation Smith tangerine is also encountered."
"It has seeds, and it can't be easily peeled like early tangerines. So why bother with this lumpy thing when you can buy other tangerines that are less trouble? Because the honey tangerine is known as the tangerine to wait for. It's the sweetest of the season."

Inflected Forms

honey tangerines (plural)

Questions

What does honey tangerine mean?: A murcott; a hybrid tangerine (tangor) of unknown parentage, first grown in Florida.

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