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sour orange definition

sour orange

  1. an orange tree (Citrus aurantium) widely grown as a rootstock for grafting other citrus trees
  2. its fruit, used in making marmalade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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