Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

sweet orange

 - 3 dictionary results

sweet orange

–noun
See under orange (def. 2).

Origin:
1790–1800

or⋅ange

[awr-inj, or-]
–noun
1. a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
2. any white-flowered, evergreen citrus trees of the genus Citrus, bearing this fruit, as C. aurantium (bitter orange, Seville orange, or sour orange) and C. sinensis (sweet orange), cultivated in warm countries.
3. any of several other citrus trees, as the trifoliate orange.
4. any of several trees or fruits resembling an orange.
5. a color between yellow and red in the spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 590 and 610 nm; reddish yellow.
6. Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of red and yellow pigments.
–adjective
7. of or pertaining to the orange.
8. made or prepared with oranges or orangelike flavoring: orange sherbet.
9. of the color orange; reddish-yellow.

Origin:
1300–50; ME: the fruit or tree < OF orenge, c. Sp naranja < Ar nāranj < Pers nārang < Skt nāraṅga
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To sweet orange
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: or·ange
Pronunciation: 'är-inj, 'or-
Function: noun
1 a : a globose berry with a yellowish to reddish orange rind and a sweetedible pulp b : any of various rather small evergreen trees (genus Citrus) with ovate unifoliolate leaves, hard yellow wood, fragrant white flowers, and fruits that are oranges
2 often capitalized : AGENT ORANGE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see sweet orange on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: