orange
orange Lexical Profile
orange Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Having the color of the orange fruit; of a bright reddish-yellow hue.
"He wore a bright orange safety vest while cycling near the highway."
Flavored with or tasting like an orange.
"The pediatrician prescribed an orange syrup that the child found easy to swallow."
• noun
A spherical, reddish-yellow edible citrus fruit with a sweet, juicy pulp and a bright, slightly bitter rind.
"She peeled a fresh orange and ate it for breakfast."
A vibrant reddish-yellow color, situated between red and yellow on the visible spectrum.
"The sky turned a brilliant shade of orange as the sun began to set."
The evergreen citrus tree (Citrus × sinensis) that produces the orange fruit, featuring dark green leaves and fragrant white flowers.
"They planted a sweet orange in the backyard, hoping it would bear fruit in a few years."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English orenge, from Old French pome orenge, influenced by Old Provençal auranja, from Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, ultimately from Sanskrit nāraṅga. The word was originally used solely for the fruit; the color was named after the fruit in the early 16th century.
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