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tangerine vs Citrus reticulata

Citrus reticulata vs tangerine

tangerine and Citrus reticulata both are nouns.

tangerine is an adjective but Citrus reticulata is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tangerine Yes Yes No No
Citrus reticulata Yes No No No
As nouns, Citrus reticulata is a hypernym of tangerine; that is, Citrus reticulata is a word with a broader meaning than tangerine:
  • tangerine: a variety of mandarin orange, known in Telugu and Portugal as kamala kaya and in Australia as a mandarin
  • Citrus reticulata: shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
Other hypernyms of tangerine include mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree.
tangerine (noun) Citrus reticulata (noun)
a reddish to vivid orange color shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa
a variety of mandarin orange, known in Telugu and Portugal as kamala kaya and in Australia as a mandarin
tangerine (adjective) Citrus reticulata (adjective)
of a strong reddish orange color
Difference between tangerine and Citrus reticulata

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