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Noun: ugli fruit
  1. Hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
    "The ugli fruit grows to a large size and is easily recognized by the cup-shaped leaves";
    - tangelo, tangelo tree, Citrus tangelo
     
  2. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
    "Despite its name, the ugli fruit has a delicious, tangy flavour";
    - tangelo, ugli

Derived forms: ugli fruits

Type of: citrus, citrus tree, edible fruit

Part of: genus Citrus

Encyclopedia: Ugli fruit