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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orange \Or"ange\, n. [F.; cf It arancia arancio LL arangia
Sp naranjia, Pg laranja; all fr Ar n[=a]ranj, Per.
n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf Skr. n[=a]ranga 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.) 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} (Zo["o]l.), a tanager of Jamaica ({Tanagra
zena}); -- so called from its bright orange breast.
{Orange cowry} (Zo["o]l.), a large handsome cowry
({Cypr[ae]a 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} (Zo["o]l.) 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}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orange \Or"ange\, a.
Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange;
reddish yellow; as an orange ribbon.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
orange
adj : similar to the color of a ripe orange [syn: {orangish}]
n 1: round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
2: any of a range of colors between red and yellow [syn: {orangeness}]
3: any citrus tree bearing oranges [syn: {orange tree}]
4: any pigment producing the orange color
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Orange, CA (city, FIPS 53980)
Location: 33.80525 N, 117.82400 W
Population (1990): 110658 (38018 housing units)
Area: 60.4 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 92665, 92666, 92668, 92669
Orange, CT (CDP, FIPS 57670)
Location: 41.27945 N, 73.02587 W
Population (1990): 12830 (4544 housing units)
Area: 44.5 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 06477
Orange, MA (CDP, FIPS 51230)
Location: 42.59424 N, 72.30426 W
Population (1990): 3791 (1516 housing units)
Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Orange, NJ (CDP, FIPS 55020)
Location: 40.76820 N, 74.23644 W
Population (1990): 29925 (12318 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07050
Orange, OH (village, FIPS 58604)
Location: 41.43850 N, 81.47204 W
Population (1990): 2810 (1047 housing units)
Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Orange, TX (city, FIPS 54132)
Location: 30.10392 N, 93.75818 W
Population (1990): 19381 (8532 housing units)
Area: 55.5 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water)
Orange, VA (town, FIPS 59496)
Location: 38.24698 N, 78.11139 W
Population (1990): 2582 (1063 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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