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Princeton's WordNet
clementine, clementine treenoun
a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa
clementinenoun
a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds
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clementinenoun
A type of small, sweet orange, the result of a cross between a tangerine and Seville orange.
Clementinenoun
borrowed from French Clémentine in the 19th century.
Etymology: From clémentine, named for, the French missionary said to have first bred it.
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Clementine
A clementine (Citrus × clementina) is a tangor, a citrus fruit hybrid between a willowleaf mandarin orange (C. × deliciosa) and a sweet orange (C. × sinensis), named in honor of Clément Rodier, a French missionary who first discovered and propagated the cultivar in Algeria. The exterior is a deep orange colour with a smooth, glossy appearance. Clementines can be separated into 7 to 14 segments. Similar to tangerines, they tend to be easy to peel. They are typically juicy and sweet, with less acid than oranges. Their oils, like other citrus fruits, contain mostly limonene as well as myrcene, linalool, α-pinene and many complex aromatics.
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clementine
A clementine is a small, round type of mandarin orange with a bright orange, thin and easily removable skin. It is generally seedless and its juicy, citrus flesh is sweet with a slight tangy taste. Named after Father Clement Rodier who allegedly discovered this hybrid in Algeria, clementines are a popular fruit during winter months, commonly associated with Christmas.
Webster Dictionary
Clementineadjective
of or pertaining to Clement, esp. to St. Clement of Rome and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V. and his compilations of canon law
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Clementine
A clementine is a variety of mandarin orange, so named in 1902. The exterior is a deep orange colour with a smooth, glossy appearance. Clementines can be separated into seven to fourteen segments. They tend to be very easy to peel, like a tangerine, but are almost always seedless. For this reason they are sometimes known as seedless tangerines; the clementine is also occasionally referred to as the Algerian tangerine. They are typically juicy and sweet, with less acid than oranges. Their oils, like other citrus fruits, contain mostly limonene as well as myrcene, linalool, α-pinene and many complex aromatics. Most sources say that the clementine came to exist because of accidental hybridization, with the first fruits discovered by Father Clément Rodier in the garden of his orphanage in Misserghin, Algeria. However, there are claims it originated in China much earlier; one source describes it as nearly identical to the Canton mandarin widely grown in the Guangxi and Guangdong provinces in China. The clementine is not always easy to distinguish from other varieties of mandarin oranges. As such, it should not be confused with similar fruit such as the satsuma or honey sweet orange, or other popular varieties.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of clementine in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of clementine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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