mandarin orange mandarin orange /ˈmændərɪn ˈɔrɪndʒ/

noun

1. A somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China  ( mandarin , mandarin orange )
   a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China
   
   
2. Shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia  ( Citrus reticulata , mandarin , mandarin orange , mandarin orange tree )
   shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia