any of several citrus trees, esp Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) and the Seville orange, cultivated in warm regions for their round edible fruit
See also tangerine (sense 1)
2.
a.
the fruit of any of these trees, having a yellowish-red bitter rind and segmented juicy flesh
See also navel orange
b.
(as modifier)
orange peel
3.
the hard wood of any of these trees
4.
any of a group of colours, such as that of the skin of an orange, that lie betweenred and yellow in the visible spectrum in the approximate wavelength range 620–585 nanometres
5.
a dye or pigment producing these colours
6.
orange cloth or clothing
dressed in orange
7.
any of several trees or herbaceous plants that resemble the orange, such as mock orange
adjective
8.
of the colour orange
Word origin
C14: via Old French from Old Provençal auranja, from Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, from Sanskrit nāranga, probably of Dravidian origin
Examples of 'orange tree' in a sentence
orange tree
The spa has extra petitgrain (orange tree) and soapy-smelling coriander seeds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Essentially, it's an olfactory riff on the orange tree.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Breakfast under the orange tree on the main patio is a special joy.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Forest honey, fir honey, blossom honey, orange tree honey, thymus honey — they're all fine.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And in a lovely moment, she tumbles, lovestruck, from the branches of an orange tree, followed by a shower of bright fruit.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
His famous 'orange tree' illusion was said to be so beautiful that it was moving as well as extraordinary.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In this grassy wasteland the orange tree seemed both perfectly at ease but also poignantly out of place.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
I remember the orange tree in their ancient courtyard and the duck running around the kitchen.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We pass orange trees in blossom, heady with sweet scent.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Courtyards with gardens, orange trees and palms are hidden behind stretches of plain walls.