navel orange

noun

A type of orange in which the fruit encloses a small secondary fruit, the rind showing on the exterior a navel-like pit or depression at the apex, grown on trees descended by cutting and grafting from a single tree.

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Meanings

nounnavel orange (plural navel oranges)

plural navel oranges

  1. A type of orange in which the fruit encloses a small secondary fruit, the rind showing on the exterior a navel-like pit or depression at the apex, grown on trees descended by cutting and grafting from a single tree.

    Synonyms: navel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of orange in which the fruit encloses a small secondary fruit, the rind showing on the exterior a navel-like pit or depression at the apex, grown on trees descended by cutting and grafting from a single tree.

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APA

navel orange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navel%20orange

MLA

“navel orange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navel%20orange. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “navel orange,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/navel%20orange.

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