blood orange

noun

: a cultivated sweet orange having fruit with usually red pulp
also : its fruit

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White sage, cranberry chutney, and blood orange zest fill the palate, followed by deeper red tones of raspberry, plum, and rose petal florals. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 Va-Va-Vixen ($16), an elegant mix of vodka, sparkling wine, Aperol and blood orange. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024 Make dressing: Whisk oil, honey, mint, and reserved zest into blood orange juice until combined. Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024 Before that, cherries, olives, blood oranges, and scrubby herbs ride along lively acidity and generous tannins, all of it spiced, lifted, and generous. Brian Freedman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blood orange 

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blood orange was in 1806

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“Blood orange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20orange. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.

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