king orange

4.9

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

noun

: naranja rey

Growers in Florida prize the king orange for its easy-to-peel skin and size.

Examples

The king orange trees in that orchard produce exceptionally sweet fruit.
She served fresh slices of king orange at breakfast every morning.
The king orange is known for its sweet flavor.
Many farmers in Florida grow king oranges.
In Florida, the king orange is popular among growers for its large, sweet fruit that peels easily.
Every summer, we enjoy the juicy slices of king orange that are perfect for a refreshing snack.
The king orange tree is often cultivated in Florida gardens due to its delicious and easily removable skin.

Synonyms

orange

vsking orange

43 1.0

A tree that grows round sweet fruits you peel

is narrower, focusing on very large, extra sweet, easy peel fruit

orange tree

vsking orange

4 1.0

A tree that grows round sweet fruit you can eat

is a special type selected for very large, sweet, easy peel fruits

temple orange tree

vsking orange

7.7

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

is the same cultivar concept but known under a different common name

sweet orange tree

vsking orange

2.7

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

is a specific large fruited cultivar mostly grown in Florida

Citrus sinensis

vsking orange

Specialized

3.4

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

is a particular Florida grown variant emphasizing very large easy peel fruit

Citrus nobilis

vsking orange

Specialized

5.8

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

is focused on a Florida grown form rather than Asian origin

tangor

vsking orange

9.8

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

is not a hybrid but a single cultivar with similar fruit qualities

Surface Forms

king orange singular

king oranges plural

Morphology

king + orange

The compound 'king orange' is compositionally interpretable: 'king' functions as a modifier implying superiority or largeness and 'orange' names the fruit, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a (particularly large/superior) type of orange. Although it may be a specific cultivar name, the meaning is directly predictable from the constituents and follows common naming patterns for varieties.

Etymology

King orange may come from growers who called this fruit a king among oranges because it was much larger, sweeter and easy to peel. That's why today king orange means a large, sweet citrus that peels easily.