tangerine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a variety of mandarin orange
    tangerine tree.
  2. noun any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa
  3. noun a reddish to vivid orange color
  4. adjective satellite of a strong reddish orange color

WordNet

Tan"ger*ine` noun
Etymology
Etymol. uncertain.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A kind of orange, much like the mandarin, but of deeper color and higher flavor. It is said to have been produced in America from the mandarin. Written also tangierine.

Webster 1913