pomerans

pomerans

1. bitter orange fruit
2. bitter orange tree (Citrus aurantium)
   • 2000, Hakon Lund, Danmarks havekunst: Indtil 1800. I:

     ... citroner og pomeranser, men formentlig også laurbærtræer og lign.

     ... lemons and bitter oranges, but presumably also laurel trees and the like.

From Middle Dutch pomerancien, from German Pomeranze, from Medieval Latin pomerancium, from pomum (“fruit”) + arancia (“orange”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌpoː.məˈrɑns/

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• Hyphenation: po‧me‧rans
• Rhymes: -ɑns

pomerans f (plural pomeransen, diminutive pomeransje n)

1. a felt or leather tip of a cue
2. a fruit of the bitter orange
3. a bitter orange tree, of the species Citrus ×aurantium

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