Meaning

noun round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

noun orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow

noun any citrus tree bearing oranges

originEtymology tree ▲ Italian melaranciacalq. Old French Orengeinflu. ▲ Old Occitan auranjainflu. Old French pomme d'orenge Old French orenge Middle French orangebor. Middle English orenge English orange Inherited from Middle English orenge, orange, from Old French pome orenge (“fruit orange”), influenced by the place name Orange (which is from Gaulish and unrelated to the word for the fruit and…

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