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Definition of Orage

Or"ange (?), 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.]

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.

&fist; 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, orOrange 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).

Or"ange, a. Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus aurantium.
  • The fruit of an orange tree.
  • The colour of an orange; a reddish-yellow.
         Orange colour:   
  • Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; reddish-yellow.

    French
  • orange (fruit)
         Il pressa lorange afin d'en extraire du jus. - He squeezed the orange in order to extract its juice.
  • orange (in colour)
         Les premiers TGV atlantiques étaient oranges. - The first Atlantic TGV trains were orange.

    Swedish
  • of the colour orange
  • the colour orange


Orange

  • a French village in Vaucluse (France)
  • a city in Australia
  • a city in California (US)
  • a county in California (US)
  • a city in Connecticut (US)
  • a city in Massachusetts (US)
  • a township in New Jersey (US)
  • a county in New York (US)
  • a city in Ohio (US)
  • a city in Texas (US)
  • a city in Virginia (US)
  • Orange SA is a telecommunications company.
  • The House of Orange-Nassau is the royal house or family of The Netherlands.
  • a river in South Africa named in honor of the Dutch royal house
  • Orange Free State was a Dutch colony bordering this river, now a part of the Republic of South Africa.
  • the République d'Orange is an imaginary micro-nation in South Africa.

    German
  • orange (fruit)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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