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clementine, n.2|ˈklɛməntiːn, -aɪn|
[ad. Fr. clémentine (L. Trabut 1902, in Revue Horticole LXXIV. 232).]
A variety of small orange originally produced by an accidental hybrid of the tangerine and the sour orange.
1926H. H. Hume Cultiv. Citrus Fruits xxix. 477 The Clementine orange (a cross between tangerine and sour orange) is very severely affected [by citrus rust]. 1943H. J. Webber Citrus Industry I. v. 557 The Clementine is an interesting and promising new mandarin of the tangerine group. 1967Guardian 3 Feb. 8/5 Oranges..thin-skinned, pipless Satsumas; bright, pungent little Clementines, red-flecked Sanguinas and many others. 1969Oxf. Bk. Food Plants 88/1 Clementines are produced principally in the North African countries. |