Jaffa Orange

Jaffa orange

The Jaffa orange is an orange variety with few seeds and a tough skin that make it highly exportable. It was developed by Palestinian farmers in mid-19th century Ottoman Palestine, and takes its name from the city of Jaffa where it was first produced for export. Jaffa oranges are known for their sweet taste.

Jaffa

Jaffa, also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English, is an ancient Levantine port city which is part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, located in its southern part. The city sits atop a naturally elevated outcrop on the Mediterranean coastline.

Orange (colour)

Orange is the colour between yellow and red on the spectrum of visible light. The human eyes perceive orange when observing light with a dominant wavelength between roughly 585 and 620 nanometres. In traditional colour theory, it is a secondary colour of pigments, produced by mixing yellow and red. In the RGB colour model, it is a tertiary colour. It is named after the fruit of the same name.

jaffa

Noun

1. A type of sweet orange, normally seedless.
2. An impotent or infertile male.

orange

Noun

1. An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
2. Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.

Adjective

1. Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.