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Meaning of honey tangerine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A murcott; a hybrid tangerine (tangor) of unknown parentage, first grown in Florida.
A honey mandarin; a hybrid tangerine (tangor) bred in California from the "willowleaf" variety mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) and "king" tangor.

Examples

“The name Honey tangerine is also common for Murcott tangerines, mainly in the United States; the designation Smith tangerine is also encountered.”

“It has seeds, and it can't be easily peeled like early tangerines. So why bother with this lumpy thing when you can buy other tangerines that are less trouble? Because the honey tangerine is known as the tangerine to wait for. It's the sweetest of the season.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

honey toast honey trap honey trapper honey tube honey wagon honey wasp