navel orange
noun
: a seedless orange having a pit at the apex where the fruit encloses a small secondary fruit
called also navel
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Some research suggests navel oranges may have even more vitamin C content than blood oranges.
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
That being said, Washington navel oranges have the longest period of ripeness, which lasts from January until April.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2024
An employee sorts navel oranges at a fruit processing factory of Nongfu Spring on November 23, 2024 in Xinfeng County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province of China.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
The miraculous orange was renamed the Washington navel orange.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
That being said, Washington navel oranges have the longest period of ripeness, which lasts from January until April.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2024
An employee sorts navel oranges at a fruit processing factory of Nongfu Spring on November 23, 2024 in Xinfeng County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province of China.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
The miraculous orange was renamed the Washington navel orange.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Navel orange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/navel%20orange. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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