1. Of a strong reddish orange colour
   "The tangerine dress stood out in the crowd"

1. Any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa
   "She added segments of tangerine to her fruit salad";
   - naartjie [S.Africa], nartjie [S.Africa]
    
2. A variety of mandarin orange, known in Telugu and Portugal as kamala kaya and in Australia as a mandarin
   "The tangerine tree was heavy with easy-to-peel fruit";
   - tangerine tree, naartjie [S.Africa], nartjie [S.Africa]
    
3. A reddish to vivid orange colour
   "The tangerine sunset painted the sky with vibrant hues"

Derived forms: tangerines

See also: chromatic

Type of: Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, reddish orange

Encyclopedia: Tangerine, Florida