ugli fruit meaning

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ugli fruit (noun): hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida.

ugli fruit has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

ugli fruit as a noun

  1. hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida

    Synonyms: tangelo, tangelo tree, Citrus tangelo

    Type of: citrus

  2. large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin

    Synonyms: tangelo, ugli

    Type of: edible fruit

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