ənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin noun
a small, sweet variety of tangerine with orange-red skin.
Origin:
< French clémentine (1902), said to be named after a Father Clément, who developed the fruit near Oran; see -ine1
< French clémentine (1902), said to be named after a Father Clément, who developed the fruit near Oran; see -ine1
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noun
a female given name: derived from Clement.
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| a citrus fruit thought to be either a variety of tangerine or a hybrid between a tangerine and sweet orange | |
| [C20: from French clémentine, perhaps from the female Christian name] | |
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Word Origin & History
clementine
"cross between tangerine and sour orange," 1926, from Fr. clémentine (1902). Originally an accidental hybrid said to have been discovered by Father Clement Rodier in the garden of his orphanage in Misserghin, near Oran, Algeria. Introduced into U.S. and grown at Citrus Research Center in Riverside,
Calif., as early as 1909.
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