appelsintre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Compound word, appelsin (“orange”) + tre (“tree”).

Noun

appelsintre n (definite singular appelsintreet, indefinite plural appelsintre or appelsintrær, definite plural appelsintrea or appelsintrærne)

  1. an orange tree (the citrus tree sweet orange, Citrus sinensis).
  2. (general) a tree bearing oranges.
    Barna klatret opp i appelsintreet.
    The children climbed the orange tree.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Compound word, appelsin (“orange”) + tre (“tree”).

Noun

appelsintre n (definite singular appelsintreet, indefinite plural appelsintre, definite plural appelsintrea)

  1. an orange tree (the citrus tree sweet orange, Citrus sinensis).
  2. (general) a tree bearing oranges.
    Barna klatra opp i appelsintreet.
    The children climbed the orange tree.

References
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