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navel orange

–noun
a seedless variety of orange having at the apex a navellike formation containing a small secondary fruit.

Origin:
1885–90
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navel orange  
n.  A sweet, usually seedless orange having at its apex a navellike formation enclosing an underdeveloped fruit.
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