Definition of Naartje

1. a small sweet orange [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Naartje

nDNA
nMOS
nRNA
n space
na
na-na na-na boo-boo
na-na na-na na-na
na na na na boo boo
na na na na na na
naa
naam
naams
naan
naans
naartje (current term)
naartjes
naartjie
naat
naats
nab
nabal
nabalamprophyllite
nabaphite
nabbed
nabber
nabbers
nabbing
nabe
nabes

Literary usage of Naartje

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tree Planting in Natal by Thomas Robertson Sim (1905)
"Among these the best known example is the naartje, which is often propagated in this way, quite large and branched branches being often used in this case. ..."

2. Farming Industries of Cape Colony by Robert Wallace, Harry Stratford Caldecott (1896)
"The naartje or mandarin is a small sweet orange with a thin skin, which is often loosely attached to the fruit. The trees are smaller than those of the ..."

3. Hints on Fruit Growing by H. E. V. Pickstone (1901)
"... mainly for its medicinal properties, which are undoubted ; is eaten with sugar, and acts on the system as a refresher. A very strong grower. naartje. ..."

4. The South African Exhibition, Port Elizabeth, 1885: Lectures, Prize and by Charles Cowen (1886)
"THE naartje, or Mandarin orange, we have but in two or three varieties; it is naturally a smaller growing tree, and forms more of a bush than a tree. ..."

5. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"... attacking citrus trees of all sorts, especially lemon, orange and grape-fruit; naartje trees appear to suffer but little from this pest. ..."

6. Report by Cape of Good Hope (Colony). Dept. of Agriculture (1907)
"... Grape vine disease, Oidium; Bean rust; Fungus on Phœnix canariensis ; Root rot of Poplars ; Onion disease ; naartje fruit spot; Kei-apple disease; ..."

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