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Named for Charles Murcott Smith, a fruit grower in Florida during the early 20th century.

noun murcotts · Murcott

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.
Similar: honey tangerine, Smith tangerine

Murcott^²

noun Murcotts

Alternative letter-case form of murcott (“a variety of tangerine”).

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@misc{murcott_2026,
  title = {murcott},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/murcott},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}