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Meaning of ORANGE

Pronunciation:  'âreenj, 'orinj

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any of a range of colors between red and yellow
  2. [n]  round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
  3. [n]  a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean
  4. [n]  any citrus tree bearing oranges
  5. [n]  any pigment producing the orange color
  6. [adj]  similar to the color of a ripe orange
 
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 Synonyms: chromatic, Orange River, orange tree, orangeness, orangish
 
 See Also: bergamot, bergamot orange, bigarade, bitter orange, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, chromatic color, chromatic colour, citrous fruit, citrus, citrus, Citrus aurantium, Citrus bergamia, citrus fruit, Citrus nobilis, Citrus sinensis, citrus tree, genus Citrus, king orange, marmalade orange, orange, orange, orange peel, orange rind, orange tree, orangewood, pigment, reddish orange, Republic of South Africa, river, Seville orange, Seville orange, sour orange, sour orange, South Africa, spectral color, spectral colour, sweet orange, sweet orange, sweet orange tree, tangor, temple orange, temple orange, temple orange tree

 

 

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Orange
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Or"ange\, n. [F.; cf. It. arancia, arancio, LL. arangia,
    Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar. n[=a]ranj, Per.
    n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga orange tree. The o-
    in F. orange is due to confusion with or gold, L. aurum,
    because the orange resembles gold in color.]
    1. The fruit of a tree of the genus {Citrus} ({C.
       Aurantium}). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy
       carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery
       rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow
       when ripe.
    Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the
          {bitter orange}, which is supposed to be the original
          stock; the {navel orange}, which has the rudiment of a
          second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the
          {blood orange}, with a reddish juice; and the {horned
          orange}, in which the carpels are partly separated.
    2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
    3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
    {Mandarin orange}. See {Mandarin}.
    {Mock orange} (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus
       {Philadelphus}, which have whitish and often fragrant
       blossoms.
    {Native orange}, or {Orange thorn} (Bot.), an Australian
       shrub ({Citriobatus parviflorus}); also, its edible yellow
       berries.
    {Orange bird} (Zo["o]l.), a tanager of Jamaica ({Tanagra
       zena}); -- so called from its bright orange breast.
    {Orange cowry} (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome cowry
       ({Cypr[ae]a aurantia}), highly valued by collectors of
       shells on account of its rarity.
    {Orange grass} (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant
       ({Hypericum Sarothra}), having minute, deep yellow
       flowers.
    {Orange oil} (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained
       from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is
       obtained from the flowers.
    {Orange pekoe}, a kind of black tea.
    {Orange pippin}, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.
    {Quito orange}, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of
       nightshade ({Solanum Quitoense}), native in Quito.
    {Orange scale} (Zo["o]l.) any species of scale insects which
       infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale
       ({Mytilaspis citricola}), the long scale ({M. Gloveri}),
       and the red scale ({Aspidiotus Aurantii}).
    
  2. \Or"ange\, a.
    Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange;
    reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.
    
 
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