What does "satsuma" mean?

A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.

What is a synonym for "satsuma"?

Common synonyms include: ceramic, mandarin, mandarin orange, orange, porcelain, provincial.

/sætˈsu.mə/ name, noun

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Noun

1
A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.
"When satsumas are ready to eat, the skin is so supple, they damn near peel themselves."
2
medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin wordnet
3
a variety of mandarin orange, known commonly as cold hardy mandarin, Christmas orange, or tangerine wordnet

Proper Noun

1
A former province of Japan, now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture. historical
2
A number of places in the United States:; A city in Mobile County, Alabama, named after satsuma oranges grown there.
3
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Florida.
4
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, renamed from Stafford (for post office reasons) for a satsuma orchard.
5
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, named for planned satsuma groves.

"I eat steamed Satsuma potato bread."

After a Japanese place name in Kyūshū, 薩摩 (さつま, Satsuma), from where it was first exported to the west.