sweet orange tree
- noun
- /ˈswit ˈɔrɪndʒ tri/
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naranjo dulce
- Orchards full of sweet orange trees line the countryside in that region.
Examples
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The sweet orange tree thrives in warm climates.
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Farmers prune each sweet orange tree to ensure a healthy crop of fruit.
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The sweet orange tree thrives in warm, subtropical climates with plenty of sunlight.
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Have you seen a sweet orange tree in bloom?
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The gardener planted several sweet orange trees to produce fresh fruit for the market.
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During our visit to the orchard, we enjoyed picking ripe sweet orange trees bursting with juicy fruit.
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Every spring, the sweet orange tree blossoms fill the air with a delightful fragrance.
Synonyms
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A tree that grows round sweet fruits you peel
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A tree that grows round sweet fruit you can eat
A tree that makes sweet oranges eaten fresh or made into juice
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'sweet' describes the taste quality of the 'orange' and 'tree' names the plant that bears that fruit. A B1 learner who knows 'sweet', 'orange' (fruit/tree sense), and 'tree' can readily infer this refers to a tree that produces sweet oranges; this adjective+noun+noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English noun modification rules.
Etymology
Sweet orange tree comes from the tree's sweet fruit: people called the fruit an orange, and added sweet to show it is not bitter. So the phrase means 'a tree that produces edible, sweet oranges'.