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or·ange
I. \ˈȯrə̇nj, ˈär-, -rēnj, in rapid speech especially in pl or in compounds -rnj\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English orenge, orange, from Middle French, from Old Provençal auranja, from Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, from Sanskrit nāraṅga, of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil naru fragrant
1.
a. : any of various globose to subglobose tropical or subtropical fruits that are technically berries with a reddish yellow leathery aromatic rind containing many oil glands and used extensively in confectionery, preserves, and cookery and with a usually sweet but acid juicy edible pulp rich in minerals and vitamin C — see mandarin orange, navel orange, sour orange, sweet orange
b. : any of various rather small evergreen and often spiny trees of the genus Citrus (as C. aurantium, C. sinensis, or C. reticulata) that have pointed ovate unifoliate leaves, hard yellow wood, and usually fragrant white flowers and that produce fruits which are oranges — see trifoliate orange
2.
a. : the evergreen orange tree usually not over 30 feet in height with oval unifoliolate leaves, hard yellow wood, and a fragrant white blossom
b. : any of several trees or fruits resembling the orange
3. [orange (II) ]
a. : any of a group of colors about midway between red and yellow in hue, of medium lightness, and of moderate to high saturation
b. : a hue midway between red and yellow that is evoked in the normal observer under normal conditions by radiant energy of the wavelength 610 millimicrons
c. : a pigment or dye producing an orange color — see dye table I (under Acid Orange), orange G, orange II
4. : a roundel tenné
II. adjective
1. : of or relating to an orange
2. : being of the color orange
< an orange ribbon >
III. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Orange, princely family of Europe to which belong William III of England and the present reigning family of the Netherlands
1. : of or relating to the Orange family or house in the Netherlands
2. : of or relating to the Orangemen : being or relating to those belonging to or in sympathy with them |