Noun: tangelo 'tan-je,low
- Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
"Despite its name, the tangelo fruit has a delicious, tangy flavour";
- ugli, ugli fruit
- Hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
"The tangelo grows to a large size and is easily recognized by the cup-shaped leaves";
- tangelo tree, ugli fruit, Citrus tangelo
Derived forms: tangelos
Type of: citrus, citrus tree, edible fruit
Part of: genus Citrus
Encyclopedia: Tangelo