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O0105200 (ôr′ĭnj, ŏr′-) Princely family of Europe ruling continuously in the Netherlands since 1815. The name was first used for a former principality of southeast France that passed to the house of Nassau in 1530.

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O0105200 (ôr′ĭnj, ŏr′-)n.1. a. Any of several evergreen trees of the genus Citrus of Southeast Asia, widely cultivated in warm regions and having fragrant white flowers and round fruit with a yellowish or reddish rind and a sectioned, pulpy interior, especially the sweet orange and the bitter orange.b. The fruit of any of these trees, having a sweetish, acidic juice.2. Any of several similar plants, such as the Osage orange and the mock orange.3. The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between red and yellow, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 590 to 630 nanometers; any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue, of medium lightness and moderate saturation.adj.1. Of the color orange.2. Made from oranges.3. Tasting or smelling like oranges.

[Middle English, from Old French pume orenge, translation and alteration (influenced by Orenge, Orange, a town in France) of Old Italian melarancio : mela, apple + arancio, orange tree (alteration of Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, from Sanskrit nāraṅgaḥ, possibly of Dravidian origin).]

or′ang·y, or′ang·ey (-ĭn-jē) adj.Word History: If we trace the origin of the English word orange from its source, we follow the path of the fruit as its popularity expands from Asia to Europe. The ultimate origins of the word lie in the Dravidian language family, a family of languages spoken in South Asia that includes Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu. The modern Tamil word for an orange, for example, is nāram, and in ancient times, a Dravidian word similar to this was adopted into the Indo-European language Sanskrit as nāraṅgaḥ. As the fruit passed westward from India, so did the word for it, becoming Persian nārang and Arabic nāranj. The Arabs brought the first oranges to Spain and Sicily between the 8th and 10th centuries, and from there the popularity of the fruit spread throughout Europe. The Arabic word is the source of Old Italian arancio, "orange tree," and this word was compounded with Old Italian mela, "apple," to make melarancio, referring to the fruit of the orange tree. Old Italian melarancio was translated into Old French as pume d'orenge, "apple of the orange tree." The a in the Old Italian word was replaced by o in Old French due to the influence of the name of the town of Orange (from which oranges reached the northern part of France) and possibly also due to the influence of the Old French word or, "gold" (by association with the rich color of the fruit). In the final stage in the journey of the word, the Old French form was borrowed into Middle English, at first spelled orenge in a text dating from around 1400. The English word orange begins to be used to designate the color orange in the 16th century.

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(ˈɒrɪndʒ) n1. (Plants) 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 tangerine¹2. (Plants) a. the fruit of any of these trees, having a yellowish-red bitter rind and segmented juicy flesh. See also navel orangeb. (as modifier): orange peel. 3. (Forestry) the hard wood of any of these trees4. (Colours) any of a group of colours, such as that of the skin of an orange, that lie between red and yellow in the visible spectrum in the approximate wavelength range 620–585 nanometres5. (Dyeing) a dye or pigment producing these colours6. (Textiles) orange cloth or clothing: dressed in orange. 7. (Plants) any of several trees or herbaceous plants that resemble the orange, such as mock orangeadjof the colour orange[C14: via Old French from Old Provençal auranja, from Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, from Sanskrit nāranga, probably of Dravidian origin]

Orange

n 1. (Placename) a river in S Africa, rising in NE Lesotho and flowing generally west across the South African plateau to the Atlantic: the longest river in South Africa. Length: 2093 km (1300 miles) 2. (Placename) a town in SE France: a small principality in the Middle Ages, the descendants of which formed the House of Orange. Pop: 27 989 (1999). Ancient name: Arausio

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(ˈɒrɪndʒ) n1. (Biography) a princely family of Europe. Its possessions, originally centred in S France, passed in 1544 to the count of Nassau, who became William I of Orange and helped to found the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Since 1815 it has been the name of the reigning house of the Netherlands. It was the ruling house of Great Britain and Ireland under William III and Mary (1689–94) and under William III as sole monarch (1694–1702)2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (modifier) of or relating to the Orangemen3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (modifier) of or relating to the royal dynasty of Orange

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n. 1. any of various globose, reddish yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruits. 2. any of various white-flowered evergreen trees of the genus Citrus, bearing such fruit. 3. a color between yellow and red in the spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 590 and 610 nm; reddish yellow. adj. 4. of or pertaining to the orange. 5. prepared with oranges or orangelike flavoring: orange sherbet. 6. of the color orange; reddish yellow. [1300–50; Middle English < Old French orenge, c. Sp naranja < Arabic nāranj < Persian nārang]

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(ˈɔr ɪndʒ, ˈɒr-; Fr. ɔˈrɑ̃ʒ for 3,6 )

n. 1. a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1689 to 1702 and in the Netherlands since 1815. 2. a river in the Republic of South Africa, flowing W from Lesotho to the Atlantic. 1300 mi. (2095 km) long. 3. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles. 119,890. 4. a town in SE France, near Avignon: Roman ruins. 26,468.

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Noun	1.	orange - round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus treesorange peel, orange rind - the rind of an orangecitrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regionstemple orange - large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rindbitter orange, Seville orange, sour orange - highly acidic orange used especially in marmaladesweet orange - orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skinorange tree, orange - any citrus tree bearing oranges
	2.	orange - orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yelloworangenesschromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has huereddish orange - an orange color closer to red than to yellow
	3.	orange - any citrus tree bearing oranges orange treeorange - round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus treesgenus Citrus - orange; lemon; lime; etc.citrus tree, citrus - any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rindsorangewood - fine-grained wood of an orange tree; used in fine woodworkbigarade, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, Citrus aurantium, marmalade orange, Seville orange, sour orange - any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stockbergamot, bergamot orange, Citrus bergamia - small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; ItalyCitrus sinensis, sweet orange tree, sweet orange - probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice orangesCitrus nobilis, king orange, tangor, temple orange, temple orange tree - large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida
	4.	orange - any pigment producing the orange colorpigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
	5.	Orange - a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic OceanOrange RiverRepublic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
Adj.	1.	orange - of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orangeorangishchromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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Shades of orange

amber, burnt sienna, gold, grenadine, ochre, peach, tangerine, terracotta

Translations

橙色的有橙汁味的柑桔橙

orange

(ˈorindʒ) noun1. a type of juicy citrus fruit with a thick reddish-yellow skin. I'd like an orange; (also adjective) an orange tree. 柑，桔，橙子 2. the colour of this fruit. 橙色 adjective1. of the colour orange. an orange dress.橙色的2. with the taste of orange juice. an orange drink.有橙汁味的

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Orange

(ôräNzh`), town (1990 pop. 28,136), Vaucluse dept., SE France. An agricultural market center, the town also produces refined sugar, pâtés, preserves, wool, and shoes. Tourism is also important. Orange was an earldom probably founded by Charlemagne. It became the capital of a principality (12th cent.) and was passed from family to family and eventually (1554), through inheritance, to William the Silent, of the house of Nassau. Among William's descendants were William III of England and the ruling family of the Netherlands. Orange was conquered (1672) by Louis XIV and confirmed in French possession by the Treaty of RyswickRyswick, Treaty of,
1697, the pact that ended the War of the Grand Alliance. Its signers were France on one side and England, Spain, and the Netherlands on the other. It was a setback for Louis XIV, who kept Strasbourg but lost most other conquests made after 1679.
..... Click the link for more information. (1697) and the Peace of UtrechtUtrecht, Peace of,
series of treaties that concluded the War of the Spanish Succession. It put an end to French expansion and signaled the rise of the British Empire. By the treaty between England and France (Apr.
..... Click the link for more information. (1713), although the title remained with the Dutch princes of Orange. The town has important Roman ruins, notably a triumphal arch (1st cent. A.D.) and an amphitheater (c.A.D. 120) which is still in use.

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1 City (1990 pop. 110,658), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1888. Citrus fruits and nuts are packed, processed, and shipped; rubber and plastic products, electronic components, aircraft parts, and industrial furnaces are manufactured. The city grew rapidly in the late 20th cent. Founded as Richland, the city was renamed in 1875. Chapman Univ. is there.

2 Town (1990 pop. 12,830), New Haven co., SW Conn., a residential suburb of New Haven, on the Housatonic; settled 1720, set off from Milford 1822, inc. 1921. It is a major retail center; manufactures include metal products, furniture, electronic and transportation equipment, and foods. The town's first house (1720) still stands.

3 City (1990 pop. 29,925), Essex co., NE N.J.; settled c.1675, set off from Newark 1806, inc. as a city 1872. Orange and the surrounding municipalities of East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, and Maplewood are known as "The Oranges," a single suburb of Newark and New York City. Although chiefly residential, Orange has some manufacturing.

4 City (1990 pop. 19,381), seat of Orange co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Sabine River at its junction with the Intracoastal WaterwayIntracoastal Waterway,
c.3,000 mi (4,827 km) long, partly natural, partly artificial, providing sheltered passage for commercial and leisure boats along the U.S. Atlantic coast from Boston, Mass. to Key West, S Fla., and along the Gulf of Mexico coast from Apalachee Bay, NW Fla.
..... Click the link for more information. ; settled c.1800, inc. 1858. It is a port of entry, with shipyards, oil and gas wells, and major petrochemical plants. Steel, rubber and paper products, and plastics are manufactured. Cattle, hogs, honey, and wine are also produced. The U.S. navy has a mothballed fleet there.

orange,

name for a tree of the family Rutaceae (ruerue,
common name for various members of the family Rutaceae, a large group of plants distributed throughout temperate and tropical regions and most abundant in S Africa and Australia. Most species are woody shrubs or small trees; many are evergreen and bear spines.
..... Click the link for more information. , or orange, family), native to China and Indochina, and for its fruit, the most important fresh fruit of international commerce. Its physical characteristics (especially the rich citric acid and vitamin content of the fruit) and history of cultivation are similar to those of the other types of citrus fruitscitrus fruits,
widely used edible fruits of plants belonging to Citrus and related genera of the family Rutaceae (orange family). Included are the tangerine, citrange, tangelo, orange, pomelo, grapefruit, lemon, lime, citron, and kumquat.
..... Click the link for more information. , all of which are species of Citrus.

Among the commercially important species of oranges are the sweet, or common, orange (C. sinensis), which furnishes most of the varieties for commercial growing, including the Baiá, or Washington, navel (a winter orange), and the Valencia (a summer orange); the sour, or Seville, orange (C. aurantium), which is grown in the United States chiefly as understock on which to bud sweet orange varieties, although in Europe its fruit is much used in marmalade; the mandarin (C. reticulata or nobilis), or the "kid glove," or loose-rind, group of oranges, which includes the Satsuma varieties, known for their hardiness, tangerines, and clementines. Oranges hybridize freely. The Temple orange is a cross between a mandarin and a sweet orange; the citrange a cross between the inedible trifoliate orange (C. trifoliata) and a sweet orange; and the tangelo is produced by crossing a tangerine and a grapefruit.

Columbus brought the orange to the West Indies, and it is known that orange trees were well established in Florida before 1565 and were growing in California by 1800. The orange now grows in the warm parts of all continents. Flowers and fruits in all stages of development are on the tree throughout the year, although a large portion of the fruits ripen at one time. The orange is attacked by many insects and fungus diseases and is quite sensitive to frost. If the fruits are picked when still "green" (though fully mature), they must undergo a bleaching or degreening process to bring out the orange or yellow color in their rinds. Some oranges are artificially colored and waxed before marketing.

Most oranges, like other citrus fruits, are consumed fresh or made into juice. The fruit and rind are also much used in marmalademarmalade
[Port.,=quince preparation], thick preserve of fruit pulp, originally made from quinces (marmelos) and known in England from the 15th cent. Marmalade has a jellylike consistency and a slightly bitter flavor, caused by including the rind of some tart fruit such
..... Click the link for more information. , preserves, flavoring, and confections. Some varieties yield essential oils used in perfume. The flower is a favorite for bridal decoration and is the state flower of Florida. The yellow wood, which is hard and close-grained, is manufactured into small articles.

Orange is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.

citrus blossoms

Beautifully scented waxy flowers with a citrusy lemon flavor. Don’t eat too many at one time.

Orange

(Citrus sinensis), an evergreen fruit tree of the genus Citrus, family Rutaceae. It is not found wild. On strongly developed rootstocks it reaches a height of 12 m; dwarf trees are 4–6 m. The leaves are leathery and oval-shaped and end in sharp points. The flowers are monoecious, white, fluffy, and single or inflorescent. The fruit is a mul-tilocular berry. Depending on the variety, oranges differ greatly in size, shape, and skin color (from light yellow to reddish orange). The pulp is juicy and sweet or bittersweet. During the vegetative period, depending on climatic conditions, there may be two or three periods of growth, each followed by a period of dormancy. Vegetation begins at a stable temperature of 10°-12°C; at lower temperatures the trees are dormant. When the temperature goes down to -6°C, the leaves die, and at temperatures from -8° to -9.5° C, the entire aboveground part of the plant dies. In favorable conditions, the orange can live and bear fruit for more than 75 years. Grafted plants begin to bear fruit three to four years after planting. Fruit is borne annually. The orange is native to southern China and Indochina. It is cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions of many countries. In the USSR the orange is raised in a small area along the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. In good years the harvest is 20–25 tons per hectare. The fruits contain up to 12 percent sugars, 0.6–2 percent citric acid, up to 50–65 mg percent ascorbic acid, vitamins B, and P, and salts of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and others. Oranges are eaten fresh and processed (made into jam, candied, and so on). The skin of the fruit contains up to 2 percent essential oil, which is used in the perfume and confectionery industries. The varieties that have been regionalized in the humid subtropical regions of the USSR are Hamlin, Pervenets, Washington, navel, Korolek 100, and smooth-skinned. Plots with the warmest microclimates and well-drained soils are selected for orchards. In industrial cultivation the orange is reproduced by grafting on the trifoliate, and in tub cultivation it is grafted onto sections of the orange itself and the lemon. The wild orange (C. aurantium), sometimes called the sour orange, is related to the orange and is sometimes used as a root stock for the orange.

REFERENCES

Luss, A. I. Tsitrusovye kul’tury v SSSR. Moscow-Leningrad, 1947.
Kaptsinel’, M. A. Apel’sin. Moscow, 1950.
Gutiev, G. T. Subtropicheskie plodovye rasteniia. Moscow, 1958.

A. D. ALEKSANDROV

Orange

a city in the southern USA, in Texas. Port on the Sabine River accessible to oceangoing vessels. Population, 25,000 (1970). Orange is the center of an important rice- and vegetable-growing region. Petroleum, natural gas, and sulfur are extracted. The city has ship-building, petrochemical, canning, woodworking, and paper industries. The city exports petroleum, sulfur, rice, and lumber.

Orange

a river in Southern Africa, flowing through Lesotho, the Republic of South Africa, and Namibia. It is 1,860 km long and drains an area of 1,036,000 sq km. Originating at an elevation of 3,160 m on the slopes of Mont-aux-Sources, the river is known as the Sinqu at its source; it flows westward and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The chief right tributaries are the Caledon and the Vaal.

In crossing the arid region of the highveld, the Orange loses part of its runoff and shrinks in size; in the dry season its channel here almost dries up, but after heavy rains the water level rises sharply. Below its confluence with the Vaal River, the Orange enters the Kaap Plateau, where it flows through a gorge. Near the southern edge of the Kalahari Desert, the river becomes very shallow. Below the mouth of the Hartebees it forms rapids and the cascades of the Aughrabies Falls, where the river plunges 146 m in the course of a few kilometers. Farther on, the Orange flows through a gorge, and for its last 97 km it flows across a plain; at the mouth it forms a sandbar.

The Orange River is fed by rain, and its regime depends on freshets. High water occurs from November to March, with peak levels in February and March; low water is in July and August. The river’s flow rate varies widely from year to year. The mean annual flow rate at Prieska is about 350 cu m per sec. Sediment discharge totals 153 million tons. The Orange is not navigable.

Several irrigation systems have been created in the river’s basin, including the Vaal-Hartz project and the one on the Riet River, a tributary of the Vaal. A 30-year project for developing water and hydroelectric resources in the Orange River system was begun in 1966. Thus far, the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam has been built (1972), and construction is under way (1974) of the P. K. le Roux Dam near Petrusville. An 82-km tunnel intended for water supply and irrigation has been constructed (1975) through a mountain ridge, from the Hendrik Verwoerd Reservoir to the upper Great Fish River. The Orange River Project calls for irrigating 308,000 ha of land and improving the water supply of the cities of Bloemfontein, Kimberley, and Port Elizabeth.

Cities on the Orange include Aliwal North, Prieska, and Upington. The river was named in honor of the Prince of Orange by the Scot R. J. Gordon, a member of a Dutch expedition.

REFERENCES

Dmitrevskii, Iu. D. Vnutrennie vody Afriki i ikh ispol’zovanie. Leningrad, 1967.
Capstickdale, L. “L’Afrique du sud et le problème de 1’eau.” L’Eau, 1969, no. 2.

A. P. MURANOV

What does it mean when you dream about an orange?

The orange is a symbol of physical health and spiritual vitality, evoking comparison with the fruit of knowledge and the luscious indulgences of the body.

orange

[′är·inj] (botany) Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Citrus, cultivated for the edible fruit, a berry with an aromatic, leathery rind containing numerous oil glands. (optics) The hue evoked in an average observer by monochromatic radiation having a wavelength in the approximate range from 597 to 622 nanometers; however, the same sensation can be produced in a variety of other ways.

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1. 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 tangerine2. a. the fruit of any of these trees, having a yellowish-red bitter rind and segmented juicy flesh See also navel orangeb. (as modifier): orange peel 3. the hard wood of any of these trees 4. any of several trees or herbaceous plants that resemble the orange, such as mock orange 5. any of a group of colours, such as that of the skin of an orange, that lie between red and yellow in the visible spectrum in the approximate wavelength range 620--585 nanometres

Orange

¹1. a princely family of Europe. Its possessions, originally centred in S France, passed in 1544 to the count of Nassau, who became William I of Orange and helped to found the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Since 1815 it has been the name of the reigning house of the Netherlands. It was the ruling house of Great Britain and Ireland under William III and Mary (1689--94) and under William III as sole monarch (1694--1702) 2. of or relating to the Orangemen 3. of or relating to the royal dynasty of Orange

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²1. a river in S Africa, rising in NE Lesotho and flowing generally west across the South African plateau to the Atlantic: the longest river in South Africa. Length: 2093 km (1300 miles) 2. a town in SE France: a small principality in the Middle Ages, the descendants of which formed the House of Orange. Pop.: 27 989 (1999)

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noun round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

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noun orange color or pigment

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noun any citrus tree bearing oranges

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noun any pigment producing the orange color

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noun a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean

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adj of the color between red and yellow

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