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Round orange-coloured juicy citrus fruit of several species of evergreen trees, which bear white blossom and fruits at the same time. Thought to have originated in Southeast Asia, orange trees are commercially cultivated in Spain, Israel, the USA, Brazil, South Africa, and elsewhere. The sweet orange (C. sinensis) is commonly eaten fresh; the Jaffa, blood, and navel orange are varieties of this species. (Genus Citrus, family Rutaceae.)
Tangerines and mandarins belong to a related species (C. reticulata). The sour or Seville orange (C. aurantium) is the bitter orange used in making marmalade. Oranges yield several essential oils.
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