CIDE DICTIONARY
orange, n. [F.; cf. It. arancia, arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar. nāranj, Per. nāranj, nārang; cf. Skr. nāranga orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.].
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 (Mytilaspis Gloveri), and the red scale (Aspidiotus Aurantii).
orange, a.
Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
orange
Catawba, Persian melon, Valencia
orange, akee, alligator pear, ananas, apple, apricot, avocado, banana, bearberry, berry, bilberry, blackberry, cacao, candleberry, canistel, cantaloupe, capulin, casaba, checkerberry, cherimoya, cherry, citrange, citron, citrus, citrus fruit, civet fruit, crab apple, cranberry, currant, custard apple, damson, date, dewberry, elderberry, feijoa, fig, gooseberry, grape, grapefruit, guanabana, guava, honeydew, huckleberry, icaco, ilama, imbu, jaboticaba, jackfruit, jujube, kumquat, lemon, lime, lingonberry, litchi, loganberry, loquat, mammee apple, mandarin
orange, mango, mangosteen, manzanilla, marang, mayapple, medlar, melon, mulberry, muscadine, muscat, muscatel, muskmelon, navel
orange, nectarine, nutmeg melon, olive, papaw, papaya, passion fruit, peach, pear, persimmon, pineapple, pippin, plantain, plum, plumcot, pomegranate, prune, quince, raisin, rambutan, raspberry, red currant, strawberry, sugar apple, sugarplum, sweetsop, tangelo, tangerine, ugli fruit
ROGET THESAURUS
orange
Orange
N
orange, red and yellow, gold, or, flame color, ocher, Mars'
orange, cadmium, cardinal bird, cardinal flower, cardinal grosbeak, cardinal lobelia (a flowering plant),
orange, ochreous,
orange-colored, gold-colored, flame-colored, copper-colored, brass-colored, apricot-colored, warm, hot, glowing,
orange, red and yellow, gold, or, flame color, ocher, Mars'
orange, cadmium, cardinal bird, cardinal flower, cardinal grosbeak, cardinal lobelia (a flowering plant),
orange, ochreous,
orange-colored, gold-colored, flame-colored, copper-colored, brass-colored, apricot-colored, warm, hot, glowing.