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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin wordnet
3. 3
   a variety of mandarin orange, known commonly as cold hardy mandarin, Christmas orange, or tangerine wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A former province of Japan, now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture. historical
2. 2
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Mobile County, Alabama, named after satsuma oranges grown there.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Florida.
4. 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. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, named for planned satsuma groves.

Synonyms

All synonyms

ashfordmikansatsuma tree

Example

More examples

"I eat steamed Satsuma potato bread."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Satsuma waremandarin orange

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.