navel orange


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

Origin of navel orange

1
First recorded in 1885–90

Words Nearby navel orange

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How to use navel orange in a sentence

  • Who has not enjoyed a juicy navel orange, while wondering at its peculiar shape and lack of troublesome seeds?

    Stories of California | Ella M. Sexton
  • The navel orange is seedless and exceedingly sweet, although lacking somewhat in the spicy flavor found in other varieties.

    The History of Cuba, vol. 5 | Willis Fletcher Johnson
  • The navel orange, although not native to California, reaches its finest development in that State.

    Commercial Geography | Jacques W. Redway
  • He picked up a navel orange, and pointing to the navel said, "What is that?"

    The Mother and Her Child | William S. Sadler

British Dictionary definitions for navel orange

navel orange

noun
  1. a sweet orange that is usually seedless and has at its apex a navel-like depression enclosing an underdeveloped secondary fruit

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