Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

murcott

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mur-cott
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of hybrid citrus tree (tangor), or the tangerine-type fruit of the tree.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of murcott (“a variety of tangerine”).

Example Sentences

"Murcott is an old tangor variety, most probably a hybrid created by W.T. Smith in Florida. Murcott tangerine is mainly produced in Brazil, with an annual production of ca. 180,000 tons."
"‘Murcott’ tangerines stored 0°C maintain acceptable visual quality during 76 days, showing only slight dryness at the stem-end after 50 days of storage (Figure 1.17)."
"The main purpose of this study was to establish the volatile profile of the juice and peels of setubalense tangerines grown on Madeira Island, assess their authenticity by comparison with the closely related murcott variety cultivated in the mainland, Portugal, and explore its potential as a very rich natural source of several important bioactive compounds with differentiated health properties, namely, thymol, in the variety cultivated in Madeira Island."

Etymology

Named for Charles Murcott Smith, a fruit grower in Florida during the early 20th century.

Inflected Forms

murcotts (plural)

Synonyms

honey tangerine Smith tangerine

Questions

What does murcott mean?: A variety of hybrid citrus tree (tangor), or the tangerine-type fruit of the tree.
Where does murcott come from?: Named for Charles Murcott Smith, a fruit grower in Florida during the early 20th century.

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