tangelo

tan·ge·lo

T0034900 (tăn′jə-lō′)n. pl. tan·ge·los 1. A hybrid citrus tree derived from a tangerine and a grapefruit or pomelo, having juicy flavorful fruit with a loose rind.2. The fruit of this tree.

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[Blend of tangerine and pomelo.]

tangelo

(ˈtændʒəˌləʊ) n, pl -los1. (Plants) a hybrid produced by crossing a tangerine tree with a grapefruit tree2. (Plants) the fruit of this hybrid, having orange acid-tasting flesh[C20: from tang(erine) + (pom)elo]

tan•ge•lo

(ˈtæn dʒəˌloʊ)

n., pl. -los. a hybrid fruit that is a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine. [1900–05; tang (erine) + (pom) elo]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tangelo - hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in FloridaCitrus tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruitugli, ugli fruit, tangelo - large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skingenus Citrus - orange; lemon; lime; etc.citrus tree, citrus - any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
	2.	tangelo - large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skinugli, ugli fruitedible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet fleshCitrus tangelo, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit - hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida