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Definition of Orange

1. Noun. Round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees.

2. Adjective. Of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange.

3. Noun. Orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow.

4. Noun. Any citrus tree bearing oranges.

5. Noun. Any pigment producing the orange color.

6. Noun. A river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean.

Definition of Orange

1. n. 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.

2. a. Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.

Definition of Orange

1. a citrus fruit [n -S]

Medical Definition of Orange

1. 1. 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. 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. The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree. 3. The colour of an orange; reddish yellow. 4. Mock orange, any species of scale insects which infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale (Mytilaspis citricola), the long scale (Mytilaspis Gloveri), and the red scale (Aspidiotus Aurantii). Origin: F.; cf. It. Arancia, arancio, LL. Arangia, Sp. Naranjia, Pg. Laranja; all fr. Ar. Naranj, Per. Naranj, narang; cf. Skr. Naranga orange tree. The o- in F. Orange is due to confusion with or gold, L. Aurum, because the orange resembles gold in colour. (06 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orange

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