blood orange

noun

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

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It’s made with a blend of tangerine, lemon blossom, blood orange, and neroli, and it can be used as a body soap or hand soap. Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025 Sagittarius, fiery and adventurous, leans into spice, cinnamon, and blood orange. Larry Stansbury, Essence, 17 Oct. 2025 Flamingo Estate’s newest soap brick is redolent of tangerine, blood orange, and citrus blossom. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025 The duo bring the two together in Discothèque’s Crisco Disco, a candle designed to capture the sensuality of a suede jacket on a fictional night out in New York’s Meatpacking District, with notes of vanilla, suede, and blood orange. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2025 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 4 Nov. 2025.

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