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a
: a globose berry with a yellowish to reddish-orange rind and a sweet edible pulp
He peeled an orange.
b
: any of various small evergreen citrus trees (genus Citrus) with glossy ovate leaves, hard yellow wood, fragrant white flowers, and fruits that are oranges
2
: any of several trees or fruits resembling the orange
3
: any of a group of colors that are between red and yellow in hue
Orange is about midway between red and yellow in hue.
1
: of or relating to the orange
2
: of the color orange
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Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 28 May 2024
All of the collaborations between Dietrich and von Sternberg, the director who best understood her appeal and her potential, are great, but Morocco’s wistful romantic aroma—with hints of cigarettes, cloves, and oranges, mixed, perhaps with the sweetest sweat—lingers the longest.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024
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The men — wearing orange long sleeves shirts and dusty work boots — travel across Northern California for work.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 28 May 2024
All of the collaborations between Dietrich and von Sternberg, the director who best understood her appeal and her potential, are great, but Morocco’s wistful romantic aroma—with hints of cigarettes, cloves, and oranges, mixed, perhaps with the sweetest sweat—lingers the longest.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024
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“Orange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orange. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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orange
2 of 2 adjective1
: of or relating to the orange
2
: of the color orange
Medical Definition
1
a
: a globose berry with a yellowish to reddish orange rind and a sweet edible pulp
b
: any of various rather small evergreen trees (genus Citrus) with ovate leaves, hard yellow wood, fragrant white flowers, and fruits that are oranges
2
often capitalized
: agent orange
Geographical Definition
Orange 1 of 2
geographical name (1)
Or·ange
ˈär-inj 
ˈär(-ə)nj,
ˈȯr-inj,
ˈȯr(-ə)nj
1
city in southwestern California north of Santa Ana population 136,416
2
river 1300 miles (2092 kilometers) long in southern Africa flowing from the Drakensberg Mountains in Lesotho west into the Atlantic Ocean
Orange
2 of 2geographical name (2)
city in southeastern France north of Avignon population 29,135
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