navel orange

noun

a seedless variety of orange having at the apex a navellike formation containing a small secondary fruit.

Origin of navel orange

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby navel orange

navarino, navarre, nave, navel, navel ill, navel orange, navel-gazing, navelwort, navette, navew, navicert

British Dictionary definitions for navel orange

navel orange

noun

a sweet orange that is usually seedless and has at its apex a navel-like depression enclosing an underdeveloped secondary fruit