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trifoliate orange

DEFINITIONS OF: trifoliate orange

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n small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges

Synonyms:
Poncirus trifoliata, trifoliata, wild orange
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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