satsuma

Plural: satsumas

Noun

A type of sweet, seedless mandarin orange, easy to peel.
a variety of mandarin orange
medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin
A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.

Examples

He hoped SATSUMA would ripen into a delicious score, but it only yielded nine points.

Origin / Etymology

After a Japanese place name in Kyūshū, 薩摩 (さつま, Satsuma), from where it was first exported to the west.

Synonyms

satsuma tree, mikan

Scrabble Score: 9

satsuma: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
satsuma: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
satsuma: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

satsuma: valid Words With Friends Word