clementine

«clementine» in Mova's school dictionary: easy to peel and usually has no seeds — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a clementine, clementines); (Clementine) a name

meaning for a pupil

1) A small, sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel and usually has no seeds. tree →

2) (a name) Clementine is a girl's name, as in the old song "Oh My Darling, Clementine". tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life clementines are a popular lunchbox and Christmas fruit, especially in the UK. In maths they appear in sharing and counting problems. Phrases: "a bag of clementines", "peel a clementine".

examples

• I put a clementine in my lunchbox. tree →
• Clementines are easy to peel. tree →
• We got clementines in our Christmas stockings. tree →
• A bag has 12 clementines; share them between 4 people, that's 3 each. tree →
• "Oh My Darling, Clementine" is an old American song. tree →
• The clementine segments were sweet and juicy. tree →

note

Plural: clementines. Similar fruits are tangerines, mandarins and satsumas; they are related but not quite the same. Usually lower case for the fruit and capital C for the name.

In the corpora

• In New York, Clementine's parents miss her school play because of a work trip; they send flowers and a video call.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «clementine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.