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bitter orange noun[ C ] uk /ˌbɪt.ər ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/ us /ˌbɪt̬.ɚ ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/(US alsosour orange) a type of orange with sour juice and thick skin, used for making marmalade (= a slightly bitter jam eaten at breakfast): Bitter oranges are grown in southern Spain and imported specifically for making marmalade. They received some reports of high blood pressure related to bitter orange products. Bitter oranges and sweet varieties fill the orchards at the foot of the mountains. They ate sticky rice with a squeeze of juice from bitter oranges. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Types of fruit ackee alligator pear alpine strawberry amla açaí coconut cooker cooking apple copra crab apple loganberry longan loquat lychee majhool date redcurrant rockmelon rose hip salmonberry saskatoon
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Seville orange |