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Orange
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Orange has 5 senses
- orange(n = noun.food) Array - round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees; Array has parts: orange peel, orange rind
- orange(n = noun.attribute) orangeness - orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow; Array is a kind of chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour
- orange(n = noun.plant) orange tree - any citrus tree bearing oranges; Array has parts: orange
- orange(n = noun.substance) Array - any pigment producing the orange color; Array is a kind of pigment
- orange(n = noun.object) orange river - a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean; Array is a part of republic of south africa, south africa
is a kind of citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit
has particulars: temple orange, bitter orange, seville orange, sour orange, sweet orange
is a part of orange, orange tree
has particulars: reddish orange
Derived form adjective orange1
is a member of genus citrus
is a kind of citrus, citrus tree
has particulars: bigarade, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, citrus aurantium, marmalade orange, seville orange, sour orange, bergamot, bergamot orange, citrus bergamia, citrus sinensis, sweet orange, sweet orange tree, citrus nobilis, king orange, tangor, temple orange, temple orange tree
Derived form adjective orange1
is a kind of river
Adjective Orange has 1 sense
- orange(s = adj.all) orangish - of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange; Array Derived forms noun orange2, noun orange4, noun orangeness1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Orange, n. [F.; cf. It. arancia, arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar. nāranj, Per. nāranj, nārang; cf. Skr. nāranga orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.].
- The fruit of a tree of the genus
Citrus (Citrus 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. [1913 Webster]" There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, thebitter orange , which is supposed to be the original stock; thenavel orange , which has the rudiment of a second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; theblood orange , with a reddish juice; and thehorned orange , in which the carpels are partly separated." [1913 Webster] - The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree. [1913 Webster]
- The color of an orange; reddish yellow. [1913 Webster]
Orange, a.
Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Orange, adj. of or relating to Orangemen or their activities.
Derivative
Orangeism n.
Orange, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a a large roundish juicy citrus fruit with a bright reddish-yellow tough rind. b any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Citrus, esp. C. sinensis or C. aurantium, bearing fragrant white flowers and yielding this fruit.
2 a fruit or plant resembling this.
3 a the reddish-yellow colour of an orange. b orange pigment.
--adj. orange-coloured; reddish-yellow.
--n.
1 a a large roundish juicy citrus fruit with a bright reddish-yellow tough rind. b any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Citrus, esp. C. sinensis or C. aurantium, bearing fragrant white flowers and yielding this fruit.
2 a fruit or plant resembling this.
3 a the reddish-yellow colour of an orange. b orange pigment.
--adj. orange-coloured; reddish-yellow.
Idiom
orange blossom the flowers of the orange tree, traditionally worn by the bride at a wedding. orange flower water a solution of neroli in water. orange peel
1 the skin of an orange.
2 a rough surface resembling this. orange pekoe tea made from very small leaves. orange squash Brit. a soft drink made from oranges and other ingredients, often sold in concentrated form. orange-stick a thin stick, pointed at one end and usu. of orange wood, for manicuring the fingernails. orange-wood the wood of the orange tree.
1 the skin of an orange.
2 a rough surface resembling this. orange pekoe tea made from very small leaves. orange squash Brit. a soft drink made from oranges and other ingredients, often sold in concentrated form. orange-stick a thin stick, pointed at one end and usu. of orange wood, for manicuring the fingernails. orange-wood the wood of the orange tree.
Etymology
ME f. OF orenge, ult. f. Arab. naranj f. Pers. narang
THESAURUS
Orange
Catawba, Persian melon, Valencia orange, akee, alligator pear, ananas, apple, apricot, avocado, banana, bearberry, berry, bilberry, blackberry, cacao, candleberry, canistel, cantaloupe, capulin, casaba, checkerberry, cherimoya, cherry, citrange, citron, citrus, citrus fruit, civet fruit, crab apple, cranberry, currant, custard apple, damson, date, dewberry, elderberry, feijoa, fig, gooseberry, grape, grapefruit, guanabana, guava, honeydew, huckleberry, icaco, ilama, imbu, jaboticaba, jackfruit, jujube, kumquat, lemon, lime, lingonberry, litchi, loganberry, loquat, mammee apple, mandarin orange, mango, mangosteen, manzanilla, marang, mayapple, medlar, melon, mulberry, muscadine, muscat, muscatel, muskmelon, navel orange, nectarine, nutmeg melon, olive, papaw, papaya, passion fruit, peach, pear, persimmon, pineapple, pippin, plantain, plum, plumcot, pomegranate, prune, quince, raisin, rambutan, raspberry, red currant, strawberry, sugar apple, sugarplum, sweetsop, tangelo, tangerine, ugli fruitROGET THESAURUS
Orange
Orange
N orange, red and yellow, gold, or, flame color, ocher, Mars'orange, cadmium, cardinal bird, cardinal flower, cardinal grosbeak, cardinal lobelia (a flowering plant), orange, ochreous, orange-colored, gold-colored, flame-colored, copper-colored, brass-colored, apricot-colored, warm, hot, glowing, orange, red and yellow, gold, or, flame color, ocher, Mars'orange, cadmium, cardinal bird, cardinal flower, cardinal grosbeak, cardinal lobelia (a flowering plant), orange, ochreous, orange-colored, gold-colored, flame-colored, copper-colored, brass-colored, apricot-colored, warm, hot, glowing.
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