temple orange tree temp·leo·ran·getree uncommon noun 1. large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida Synonymstemple orangetemple orange treetangorking orangeCitrus nobilis Related words Broader terms orange Parts genus Citrus Part of temple orange WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.