Definition of "tangerine" [tan•ger•ine]

• A widely cultivated variety of mandarin orange having deep red-orange fruit with easily separated segments. (noun)
• A strong reddish orange to strong or vivid orange. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The specific color Pantone has chosen is called "tangerine tango"—a brilliant shade of reddish orange that evokes a fireball as much as fruit."
• "With beef mignon, seared salmon, grilled tuna, and duck breast in tangerine sauce all on the menu, you won't lack for mouthwatering choices."
• "While mandarins and tangerines refer to the same citrus species they are both c. reticulata, the name tangerine has been used to describe a certain type of mandarin, those with a darker skin."