Definition of "tangerine" in English

noun

1. A slightly ovoid, orange-coloured citrus fruit with a rough peel and a sour-sweet taste which is larger than a clementine and sometimes classed as a variety of mandarin orange.

2. A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.

3. A tree that produces tangerines.

adjective

1. Of a deep yellowish-orange colour.