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Noun: tangelo  'tan-je,low
  1. 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
     
  2. 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