sweet orange

/swit ˌɔrəndʒ/

Other forms: sweet oranges

Definitions of sweet orange

1. noun

   probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges
   synonyms: Citrus sinensis, sweet orange tree

   type of:

   orange, orange tree

   any citrus tree bearing oranges
2. noun

   orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skin
   types:

   Jaffa orange

   sweet almost seedless orange of Israel

   navel orange

   seedless orange enclosing a small secondary fruit at the apex

   Valencia orange

   variety of sweet orange cultivated extensively in Florida and California

   type of:

   orange

   round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees