bitter orange

Noun

Meaning

any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock

highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Seville orange bigarade marmalade orange sour orange bitter orange tree muscat berry huckleberry orange citron chestnut currant cherry nectarine lingonberry

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Hypernyms

orange orange tree

Examples

Bitter orange has been used historically in Chinese medicine and by natives of the Amazon rainforest to treat nausea, indigestion and constipation. Source: Internet

Honey in Greece is mainly honey from the nectar of fruit trees and citrus trees: lemon, orange, bigarade (bitter orange) trees, thyme honey, and pine honey. Source: Internet

The extra bitterness is often obtained by using nutmeg and/or bitter orange peel in the drink recipe. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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