Noun: Citrus reticulata
- Shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
"The children loved peeling the loose skin from Citrus reticulata oranges";
- mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree
Type of: citrus, citrus tree
Part of: genus Citrus
Encyclopedia: Citrus reticulata