01 n. The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus (Citrus Aurantium). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, in…
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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.
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The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.(Bot.)
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The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
Phrases & compounds
Mandarin orange —
See Mandarin.
Mock orange —
any species of shrubs of the genus Philadelphus, which have whitish and often fragrant blossoms.
Native orange —
an Australian shrub (Citriobatus parviflorus); also, its edible yellow berries.
Orange bird —
a tanager of Jamaica (Tanagra zena); -- so called from its bright orange breast.
Orange cowry —
a large, handsome cowry (Cypraea aurantia), highly valued by collectors of shells on account of its rarity.
Orange grass —
an inconspicuous annual American plant (Hypericum Sarothra), having minute, deep yellow flowers.
Orange oil —
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 —
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).