noun
1. hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
• Syn: ↑tangelo, ↑tangelo tree, ↑Citrus tangelo
• Hypernyms: ↑citrus, ↑citrus tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Citrus
2. large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
• Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit
• Part Holonyms: ↑tangelo, ↑tangelo tree, ↑Citrus tangelo
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a large ↑citrus fruit with a rough, yellowish-orange skin and sweet flesh with a lot of juice
Useful english dictionary. 2012.