noun
navel
A seedless orange with a small secondary fruit at one end.
She peels a navel and shares the seedless orange segments.
Etymology
The orange-name shortens navel orange. The small secondary fruit produces an indentation resembling a human navel, providing the visible basis for the name.
More examples
- These navels have a tiny second fruit at one end.
- I pack a navel in my lunch bag.
- The recipe calls for two navels, peeled and sliced.
Forms
navel · navels
Similar words
- orange
- A broader term that includes both seeded and seedless varieties.