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tangerine vs mandarin orange tree

mandarin orange tree vs tangerine

tangerine and mandarin orange tree both are nouns.

tangerine is an adjective but mandarin orange tree is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tangerine Yes Yes No No
mandarin orange tree Yes No No No
As nouns, mandarin orange tree is a hypernym of tangerine; that is, mandarin orange tree 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
  • mandarin orange tree: 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 Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange.
tangerine (noun) mandarin orange tree (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) mandarin orange tree (adjective)
of a strong reddish orange color
Difference between tangerine and mandarin orange tree

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