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Ugli

//ˈʌɡli// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata and grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies.

    "In a world of fruit — from apples to uglis — why is wine made from grapes?"

  2. 2
    large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin wordnet

Etymology

Proprietary name, an alteration of ugly, from the fruit's often lumpy and discoloured appearance.

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