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| ambrosia |
a dessert usually made with mandarin orange slices, shredded coconut, and miniature marshmallows. [1/3 definitions] |
| Chinese |
the standard language of that country, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin. [1/4 definitions] |
| mandarin |
a small, somewhat flattened citrus fruit, with a loose skin and flesh of yellow to reddish orange; mandarin orange. [1/4 definitions] |
| Satsuma |
(l.c.) a type of seedless mandarin orange with thin skin. [1/2 definitions] |
| tangerine |
a citrus tree bearing a type of mandarin orange that has a loose, reddish orange skin, a slightly flattened shape, and sweet, juicy, easily separated sections of pulp. [1/3 definitions] |
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