clementine
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clementine¹
- /ˈklɛməntaɪn/
- /ˈklɛməntiːn/
Where it comes from
From French clémentine, from Clément + -ine, named after French missionary Clément Rodier (1839–1904), who is said to have first bred it. By surface analysis, Clement + -ine.
noun clementines
- A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.
Clementine²
- /ˈklɛməntaɪn/
- /ˈklɛməntiːn/
Where it comes from
From Latin clēmentīnus, from Late Latin Clēmens (“Clement”) (genitive Clēmentis) + -īnus (“of or pertaining to”), from clēmens (“merciful”). By surface analysis, Clement + -ine (adjectival suffix).
adjective
- Of or relating to Clement, especially to Pope Clement I and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V and his compilations of canon law, or to the Sixto-Clementine Vulgate (commonly called the Clementine Vulgate).
Clementine³
- /ˈklɛməntaɪn/
- /ˈklɛməntiːn/
Where it comes from
From French Clémentine, from Latin Clēmentīna, from Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), from clēmens (“merciful”). By surface analysis, Clement + -ine (feminine suffix). Doublet of Clementina.
proper noun
- A female given name from Latin; feminine of Clement. Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine! Thou were lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
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noun citrus fruit
| Español | clementina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 클레멘타인 keullementain |
| 日本語 | クレメンタイン kurementain |
| 中文 | 小柑橘 xiǎogānjú |
| हिन्दी | माल्टा mālṭā |
| Português | clementina |
| Français | clémentine |
| Deutsch | Clementine |
| Italiano | mandarancio, clementina, clementino |
| Română | clementină |
| Русский | клементи́н klementín |
| العربية | كَلِيمُونْتِين kalimuntīn |
| עברית | קְלֵמֶנְטִינָה klementína |
Talk about this word "clementine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clementine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clementine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clementine "clementine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clementine.Cite this
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title = {clementine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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