satsuma

name

1. A former province of Japan, now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture.
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noun

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

1. A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.

   “When satsumas are ready to eat, the skin is so supple, they damn near peel themselves.”