bitter orange noun

The Seville orange, bitter when ripe, used for making marmalade, etc

bittˈer-pit noun

A disease of apples, etc, characterized by brown spots and depressions

bittˈer-root noun

An American xerophytic plant (Lewisia rediviva)

bittˈer-spar noun

Dolomite

bittˈersweet noun

1. The woody nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), whose stems when chewed taste first bitter, then sweet
2. An apple that tastes both sweet and bitter (Shakespeare)
3. A mixture of sweet and bitter (also figurative; also adjective)

bitter vetch see vetch

bittˈerwood noun

Any of various trees, esp of the family Simarubaceae

a bitter pill to swallow

Something which is difficult or unpleasant to accept, such as an unwelcome fact

the bitter end see bitt

orange /orˈinj/

1. A reddish-yellow fruit (hesperidium, a specialized type of berry) with tough skin, within which are juicy segments
2. The tree (Citrus genus of family Rutaceae) on which it grows
3. Extended to various unrelated but superficially similar fruits and plants
4. A colour between red and yellow
5. An orange-flavoured drink

1. Relating to an orange
2. Orange-coloured

orangeade /or-in-jādˈ/ noun

A drink made with orange juice

orˈangery /-ri or -ər-i/ noun

A building for growing orange trees in a cool climate

orˈangey /-ji/ adjective

Somewhat orange in colour, flavour, etc

orˈangish /-jish/ adjective

orange blossom noun

1. The white blossom of the orange tree, often worn by brides
2. That of the mock orange, similarly used

orˈange-coloured adjective

orˈange-flower noun

Orange blossom

orange-flower water noun

A solution of oil of neroli

orˈange-grass noun

A small American St John's-wort

orange-lilˈy noun

A garden lily with large orange flowers

orange peel noun

The rind of an orange, often candied

orange pekoe noun

A type of high quality black tea made from very small leaves grown in India and Sri Lanka

orˈange-root noun

The plant golden-seal

orange roughy noun

An edible fish esp of SW Pacific waters

orange squash noun

A highly concentrated orange drink

orˈange-squeezer noun

An instrument for squeezing out the juice of oranges

orange stick noun

A thin stick, esp of orange-wood, used in manicure and make-up

orˈange-tawˈny adjective and noun (Shakespeare)

(of) a yellowish-brown or tan colour

orˈange-tip noun

1. A European butterfly (Anthocaris caedamines) with an orange patch near the tip of the forewing
2. A similarly marked American species (Euchloe genutia)

orange tree noun

orˈange-wife noun (Shakespeare)

A woman who sells oranges

orˈange-wood noun

The wood of the orange tree

bitter, Seville, or sour orange

Citrus aurantium or its fruit, which is used to make marmalade

sweet orange

Citrus sinensis, native of China and SE Asia, or any cultivated fruit derived from it