mandarin orange

mandarin orange

noun
mandarin (def. 4).

Origin:
1765–75
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Mandarin orange is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
WordNet
mandarin orange

noun
1. shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia [syn: mandarin
2. a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China [syn: mandarin
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