clementine

[ klem-uh n-tahyn, -teen ]

/ ˈklɛm ənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin /

a small, sweet variety of tangerine with orange-red skin.

Origin of clementine

< French clémentine (1902), said to be named after a Father Clément, who developed the fruit near Oran; see -ine¹

Clementine

[ klem-uh n-tahyn, -teen; French kle-mahn-teen ]

/ ˈklɛm ənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin; French klɛ mɑ̃ˈtin /

a female given name: derived from Clement.

Also Clem·en·ti·na

[klem-uh n-tee-nuh] /ˌklɛm ənˈti nə/.

Clementine Creevy is shown with her blond rocker locks swaying across her face.

The Dark Rock Star Fantasy of Saint Laurent’s Hedi Slimane |Liza Foreman |September 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Desi, who we know is deeply in love with his girlfriend, Clementine, passionately kisses her.

The Excellent Season 3 Finale of ‘Girls’ Caps Off Its Best Season Yet |Marlow Stern |March 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
God forbid that I should marry Clementine in spite of you, in spite of herself.

The Man With The Broken Ear |Edmond About
Clementine did not meet me as if I were of no interest to her; far from it.

The Man With The Broken Ear |Edmond About

Having read it, he put it into his pocket in a manner which prevented Clementine or Adam from speaking of it.

Paz |Honore de Balzac
There was no one there except Clementine and the two stockbrokers; and I waited eagerly for news of her.

Memoirs of My Dead Life |George Moore
Clementine was pretty enough to be admired in a city of eight hundred thousand.

The Man With The Broken Ear |Edmond About

clementine

/ (ˈklɛmənˌtiːn, -ˌtaɪn) /

a citrus fruit thought to be either a variety of tangerine or a hybrid between a tangerine and sweet orange

C20: from French clémentine, perhaps from the female Christian name

“Clementine”

An American folksong (see folk music). Its refrain is:

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling Clementine!
You are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.