Orange : adj : similar to the color of a ripe orange [syn: orangish]
(noun)
1: round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
2: any of a range of colors between red and yellow [syn: orangeness]
3: any citrus tree bearing oranges [syn: orange tree]
4: any pigment producing the orange color
5: a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the
Atlantic Ocean [syn: Orange, Orange River]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Orange : \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).
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Orange : \Or"ange\, a.
Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange;
reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Orange, CA (city, FIPS 53980)
Location: 33.80525 N, 117.82400 W
Population (1990): 110658 (38018 housing units)
Area: 60.4 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 92665, 92666, 92668, 92669
Orange, CT (CDP, FIPS 57670)
Location: 41.27945 N, 73.02587 W
Population (1990): 12830 (4544 housing units)
Area: 44.5 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 06477
Orange, MA (CDP, FIPS 51230)
Location: 42.59424 N, 72.30426 W
Population (1990): 3791 (1516 housing units)
Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Orange, NJ (CDP, FIPS 55020)
Location: 40.76820 N, 74.23644 W
Population (1990): 29925 (12318 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07050
Orange, OH (village, FIPS 58604)
Location: 41.43850 N, 81.47204 W
Population (1990): 2810 (1047 housing units)
Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Orange, TX (city, FIPS 54132)
Location: 30.10392 N, 93.75818 W
Population (1990): 19381 (8532 housing units)
Area: 55.5 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water)
Orange, VA (town, FIPS 59496)
Location: 38.24698 N, 78.11139 W
Population (1990): 2582 (1063 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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