satsuma

noun sat·su·ma \sat-ˈsü-mə, ˈsat-sə-\

Definition of SATSUMA

: any of several cultivated cold-tolerant mandarin trees that bear medium-sized largely seedless fruits with thin smooth skin

: the fruit of a satsuma

Satsuma, former province in Kyushu, Japan

First Known Use: 1882

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