Category:Orange

Or"ange, n. Etym: [f.; cf. It. arancia, arancio, ll. arangia, sp. Naranjia, pg. laranja; all fr. Ar. naranj, per. naranj, narang; cf. Skr. naranga orange tree. The o- in f. orange is due to confusion With or gold, l. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]

1. The fruit of a tree of the genus citrus (c. 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.

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.

2. (bot.)

Defn: the tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.

3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow. 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 (zoöl.), a tanager of jamaica (tanagra zena); -- so Called from its bright orange breast. -- orange cowry (zoöl.), a large, handsome cowry (cypræa 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 (zoöl.) any species of scale insects which infests Orange trees; especially, the purple scale (mytilaspis citricola), The long scale (m. Gloveri), and the red scale (aspidiotus aurantii).

Orange Or"ange, a.

Defn: of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; Reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.