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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Orange \Or"ange\ ([o^]r"[e^]nj), 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.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree. [1913 Webster] 3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow. [1913 Webster] {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} (Zool.), a tanager of Jamaica ({Tanagra zena}); -- so called from its bright orange breast. {Orange cowry} (Zool.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypraea 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} (Zool.) 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}). [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: orange \or"ange\, a. Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: orange adj 1: of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange [syn: {orange}, {orangish}] n 1: round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees 2: orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow [syn: {orange}, {orangeness}] 3: any citrus tree bearing oranges [syn: {orange}, {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}] From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: orange /oʀɑ̃ʒ/ orange From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: orange /oʀɑ̃ʒ/ orange; orange-coloured From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: Orange /oʀɑ̃ʒ/ Orange From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]: orange orange From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: Orange /oːraŋʒə/ orange From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: orange orange‐coloured