SWEET ORANGE TREE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges

Synonyms:

Citrus sinensis; sweet orange; sweet orange tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("sweet orange tree" is a kind of...):

orange; orange tree (any citrus tree bearing oranges)

Meronyms (parts of "sweet orange tree"):

sweet orange (orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skin)

Holonyms ("sweet orange tree" is a member of...):

genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)