Definition of "tangerine"

tangerine

/ˈtæn.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/

noun
plural tangerines
1. Any of several varieties of mandarin oranges.
2. A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
  Quotations
  The sun was beginning to set, and under the tangerine sky, Reese tugged his undershirt over his head.
  2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 343
3. A tree that produces tangerines.
adjective
1. Of a deep yellowish-orange colour.