Orange1. (n.) The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus (C. Aurantium). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, enclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when ripe.
2. (n.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
3. (n.) The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
4. (a.) of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.
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