orange

noun
or·ange
ŏrʹĭnj

An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).

Other meanings

Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.
Specifically, a sweet orange or Citrus sinensis.

A kind of

citrus

Kinds of orange

temple orange
bitter orange
sweet orange

Example sentences

“She filled the jug with orange juice.”
Tatoeba · hecko · CC0
“Wouldn't you all like to share an orange?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Sanskrit "नारङ्ग" (orange tree).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “orange” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.