temple orange tree

7.7

A large orange tree that makes big, sweet fruit easy to peel

noun

: árbol de naranja temple

Farmers prefer the temple orange tree for its sweet, easy-to-peel fruit.

Examples

The temple orange tree thrives in the warm climate of central Florida.
She planted a temple orange tree in her backyard to enjoy fresh citrus each season.
The temple orange tree in my backyard is flourishing.
Many temple orange trees thrive in Florida's warm climate.
Farmers prefer the temple orange tree for its sweet, easy-to-peel fruit.
She planted a temple orange tree in her backyard to enjoy fresh citrus each season.
The temple orange tree thrives in the warm climate of central Florida.

Synonyms

orange

vstemple orange tree

43 1.0

A tree that grows round sweet fruits you peel

is a specific large-fruited easy-to-peel variety grown particularly in Florida

orange tree

vstemple orange tree

4 1.0

A tree that grows round sweet fruit you can eat

is more specific naming a large-fruited easy-to-peel cultivar common in Florida

citrus tree

vstemple orange tree

1 2.3

A tree that grows juicy fruits like oranges, lemons, or limes

is a specific warm-climate cultivar known for large sweet easy-to-peel fruit

king orange

vstemple orange tree

4.9

A large sweet orange with easy to peel skin grown in Florida

is the same meaning but differs only by a different cultivar name

tangor

vstemple orange tree

9.8

A citrus tree or fruit that is a mix of an orange and a tangerine, sweet and easy to peel

is similar in fruit size and peelability but lacks the hybrid origin label

Citrus nobilis

vstemple orange tree

Specialized

5.8

A type of orange tree from Asia with large sweet fruit easy to peel

is the Florida-grown variety emphasizing the same fruit traits rather than origin

sweet orange tree

vstemple orange tree

2.7

A tree that grows sweet oranges used for eating and making juice

is a particular cultivar producing larger deeper-hued easy-to-peel fruit

Citrus sinensis

vstemple orange tree

Specialized

3.4

A tree that makes sweet oranges eaten fresh or made into juice

is focused on a named variety with bigger sweeter fruit grown in Florida

Surface Forms

temple orange tree singular

temple orange trees plural

Morphology

temple + orange + tree

While 'orange tree' is compositional, the modifier 'Temple' here functions as a cultivar or proper name rather than the common noun 'temple' (religious building). A B1 learner who only knows the literal meanings of the parts would not infer the specific cultivar/fruit properties or that 'Temple' names a variety, so the overall meaning is not derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Temple orange tree may come from the image of a large orange tree growing in or near a temple garden, where bright, easy-to-peel fruit were valued. That's why the name now refers to a citrus tree that gives big, sweet, easy-to-peel fruit.