clementine

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/ˈklɛməntaɪn//ˈklɛməntiːn/

noun

A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.

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clementine tree
OriginFrench clémentine →
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Meanings

clementine1

nounclementine (plural clementines)

plural clementines

  1. A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.

Clementine2

adjectiveClementine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to Clement, especially to Pope Clement I and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V and his compilations of canon law, or to the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate (commonly called the Clementine Vulgate).

Clementine3

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Latin; feminine of Clement.First known use 19th c.

    Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine! Thou were lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.

    1884, debated authorship, Oh My Darling Clementine (a ballad)

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa

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clementine tree
Broader
mandarinmandarin orangemandarin orange tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

clementine · noun

  1. FrenchClément
  2. Frenchclémentine
  3. Englishclementine

From French clémentine, from Clément + -ine, named after French missionary Clément Rodier (1839–1904), who is said to have first bred it. By surface analysis, Clement + -ine.

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Clementine · adjective

  1. Late LatinClēmens“Clement”
  2. Latinclēmentīnus
  3. EnglishClementine

From Latin clēmentīnus, from Late Latin Clēmens (“Clement”) (genitive Clēmentis) + -īnus (“of or pertaining to”), from clēmens (“merciful”). By surface analysis, Clement + -ine (adjectival suffix).

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Clementine · proper noun

  1. LatinClēmentīna
  2. FrenchClémentine
  3. EnglishClementine

From French Clémentine, from Latin Clēmentīna, from Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), from clēmens (“merciful”). By surface analysis, Clement + -ine (feminine suffix). Doublet of Clementina.

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Translations

Arabic كَلِيمُونْتِين
  • كَلِيمُونْتِين (kalimuntīn)citrus fruit
Basque klementina
  • klementinacitrus fruit
Catalan clementina
  • clementinacitrus fruit
Chinese Mandarin 小柑橘
  • 小柑橘 (xiǎogānjú)citrus fruit
Czech klementinka
  • klementinkacitrus fruit
Danish klementin
  • klementincitrus fruit
Esperanto klementino
  • klementinocitrus fruit
Estonian klementiin
  • klementiincitrus fruit
Finnish klementiini
  • klementiinicitrus fruit
French clémentine
  • clémentinecitrus fruit
German Clementine
  • Clementinecitrus fruit
Hebrew קְלֵמֶנְטִינָה
  • קְלֵמֶנְטִינָה (klementína)citrus fruit
Hindi माल्टा
  • माल्टा (mālṭā)citrus fruit
Icelandic klementína
  • klementínacitrus fruit
Italian mandarancio, clementina
  • mandaranciocitrus fruit
  • clementinacitrus fruit
  • clementinocitrus fruit
Japanese クレメンタイン
  • クレメンタイン (kurementain)citrus fruit
Korean 클레멘타인
  • 클레멘타인 (keullementain)citrus fruit
Latvian klementīns
  • klementīnscitrus fruit
Norwegian Bokmål klementin
  • klementincitrus fruit
Polish klementynka
  • klementynkacitrus fruit
Portuguese clementina
  • clementinacitrus fruit
Romanian clementină
  • clementinăcitrus fruit
Russian клементи́н
  • клементи́н (klementín)citrus fruit
Slovak klementínka
  • klementínkacitrus fruit
Spanish clementina
  • clementinacitrus fruit
Swedish clementin, klementin
  • clementincitrus fruit
  • klementincitrus fruit
Tagalog kiat-kiat, kyat-kyat
  • kiat-kiatcitrus fruit
  • kyat-kyatcitrus fruit
Turkish klemantin
  • klemantincitrus fruit
Urdu مالٹا
  • مالٹا (mālṭā)citrus fruit
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APA

clementine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clementine

MLA

“clementine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clementine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clementine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clementine.

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