blood orange

noun

: a cultivated sweet orange having fruit with usually red pulp

also : its fruit

Examples of blood orange in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Creative desserts were added in late 2025, like a matcha-and-fig leaf gateaux served with green apple sorbet, and blood orange-and-yuza espuma, a fluffy citrus confection that hides a surprise of chocolate olive oil pieces. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026

The growing seasons for navel, Cara Cara, Valencia, and blood oranges mostly all overlap from March through early May. —Sarah Bradley, Health, 27 Apr. 2026

Lending a seductive blush color and more complex, tart flavor over other varieties, blood orange drinks were pouring freely at the last Expo West. —David Dickstein, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026

Here, sugar packets served with your cappuccino come delicately branded; the bartenders wear vests the color of blood oranges; and the bedding is made by the same company that supplied linens for the original Orient Express trains. —Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above