murcott
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4ADJ.
old
MURCOTT + NOUN
tangerine, tangerines
PREP.
in
ADV.
mainly
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noun
A variety of hybrid citrus tree (tangor), or the tangerine-type fruit of the tree.
Murcott is an old tangor variety, most probably a hybrid created by W.T. Smith in Florida. Murcott tangerine is mainly produced in Brazil, with an annual production of ca. 180,000 tons.
‘Murcott’ tangerines stored 0°C maintain acceptable visual quality during 76 days, showing only slight dryness at the stem-end after 50 days of storage (Figure 1.17).
noun
Alternative letter-case form of murcott (“a variety of tangerine”).
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3Murcott is an old tangor variety, most probably a hybrid created by W.T. Smith in Florida. Murcott tangerine is mainly produced in Brazil, with an annual production of ca. 180,000 tons.
Wiktionary‘Murcott’ tangerines stored 0°C maintain acceptable visual quality during 76 days, showing only slight dryness at the stem-end after 50 days of storage (Figure 1.17).
WiktionaryThe main purpose of this study was to establish the volatile profile of the juice and peels of setubalense tangerines grown on Madeira Island, assess their authenticity by comparison with the closely
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