navel orange

/'neivəl'ɔrindʤ/
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navel orange

A child peels a navel orange at the kitchen table.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A seedless variety of orange: A type of sweet orange that is typically seedless and characterized by having a small, secondary fruit embedded at the blossom end, opposite the stem. This formation resembles a human navel.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
Advanced Usage
  • Botanical Context: The "navel" is a rudimentary secondary fruit that develops at the apex. This morphological trait is a key identifier for the variety.
Variants and Related Words
  • Washington navel orange: A common and widely cultivated cultivar of the navel orange.
Synonyms
  • Seedless orange: Describes the primary characteristic.
  • Bahia orange: Another name referring to its origin.
Related Phrases
  • Navel end: Refers specifically to the apex of the fruit containing the small secondary fruit.
navel orange

A child peels a navel orange at the kitchen table.

Noun
  1. seedless orange enclosing a small secondary fruit at the apex