Phrase guide

bitter orange

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A citrus tree of the species Citrus ×aurantium, also called Citrus aurantium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A citrus tree of the species Citrus limetta.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The fruit of these species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Seville orange, sour orange

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: orange

5

noun

Meaning 5

any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sour orange, Seville orange, bitter orange tree, bigarade, marmalade orange, Citrus aurantium

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: orange, orange tree

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թրնջենի (tʻrnǰeni) — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 苦橙樹 /苦橙树 (kǔchéngshù) — tree
  • Danish: pomeranstræ — tree
  • Finnish: pomeranssi — tree
  • Finnish: pomeranssipuu — tree
  • French: bigaradier — tree
  • Galician: laranxeira amarga — tree
  • German: Bitterorange — tree
  • German: Pomeranze — tree
  • Greek: νεραντζιά (nerantziá) — tree
  • Ancient Greek: νεραντζέα (nerantzéa) — tree
  • Hungarian: keserű narancs — tree
  • Hungarian: szevillai narancs — tree
  • Italian: arancio amaro — tree
  • Italian: melangolo — tree
  • Italian: cetrangolo — tree
  • Italian: cedrangolo — tree
  • Central Kurdish: نارِنج (narinc) — tree
  • Laz: არანძი (aranżi) — tree
  • Persian: نارنج (nârenj) — tree
  • Persian: درخت نارنج (deraxt-e nârenj) — tree
  • Polish: pomarańcza gorzka — tree
  • Portuguese: laranjeira-azeda — tree
  • Portuguese: laranjeira-amarga — tree
  • Portuguese: laranjeira-da-terra — tree
  • Romanian: portocal sălbatic — tree
  • Romanian: portocală amară — tree
  • Russian: помера́нец (pomeránec) — tree
  • Russian: бигара́дия (bigarádija) — tree
  • Swedish: pomerans — tree
  • Tamil: கொழுமிச்சை (koḻumiccai) — tree
  • Arabic: نَارِنْج (nārinj) — fruit
  • Arabic: لارنج (lareng) — fruit
  • Armenian: թուրինջ (tʻurinǰ) — fruit
  • Bislama: rafaranis — fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 苦橙 (kǔchéng) — fruit
  • Danish: pomerans — fruit
  • Dutch: zure sinaasappel — fruit
  • Dutch: bittersinaasappel — fruit
  • Dutch: pomerans — fruit
  • East Frisian Low German: pumrâans — fruit
  • Faroese: pomeransur — fruit
  • Finnish: pomeranssi — fruit
  • French: bigarade — fruit
  • French: orange amère — fruit
  • Galician: laranxa amarga — fruit
  • German: Bitterorange — fruit
  • German: Pomeranze — fruit
  • German: Sevilla-Orange — fruit
  • German: saure Orange — fruit
  • Greek: νεράντζι (nerántzi) — fruit
  • Ancient Greek: νεράντζιον (nerántzion) — fruit
  • Pontic Greek: νεράντζιν (nerántzin) — fruit
  • Italian: arancia amara — fruit
  • Central Kurdish: نارِنج (narinc) — fruit
  • Northern Kurdish: narinc — fruit
  • Laz: არანძი (aranżi) — fruit
  • Persian: نارنج (nârenj) — fruit
  • Persian: نارنگ (nârang, nâreng) — fruit
  • Polish: pomarańcza gorzka — fruit
  • Portuguese: laranja azeda — fruit
  • Portuguese: laranja amarga — fruit
  • Portuguese: laranja-da-terra — fruit
  • Romanian: portocal sălbatic — fruit
  • Romanian: portocală amară — fruit
  • Russian: помера́нец (pomeránec) — fruit
  • Spanish: naranja amarga — fruit
  • Spanish: naranja agria — fruit
  • Swedish: pomerans — fruit
  • Tamil: கொழுமிச்சை (koḻumiccai) — fruit
  • Turkish: turunç — fruit