orange : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: orange	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for orange
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orange adj of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange Synonym(s): orange, orangish n round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow Synonym(s): orange, orangeness any citrus tree bearing oranges Synonym(s): orange, orange tree any pigment producing the orange color a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean Synonym(s): Orange, Orange River
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orange \Or"ange\, a. Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orange \Or"ange\, n. [F.; cf. It. arancia, arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar. n[be]ranj, Per. n[be]ranj, n[be]rang; cf. Skr. n[be]ranga 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. Note: 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}, or {Orange thorn} (Bot.), an Australian shrub ({Citriobatus parviflorus}); also, its edible yellow berries. {Orange bird} (Zo[94]l.), a tanager of Jamaica ({Tanagra zena}); -- so called from its bright orange breast. {Orange cowry} (Zo[94]l.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypr[91]a 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} (Zo[94]l.) 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}).
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Orange, CA (city, FIPS 53980) Location: 33.80525 N, 117.82400 W Population (1990): 110658 (38018 housing units) Area: 60.4 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92665, 92666, 92668, 92669 Orange, CT (CDP, FIPS 57670) Location: 41.27945 N, 73.02587 W Population (1990): 12830 (4544 housing units) Area: 44.5 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 06477 Orange, MA (CDP, FIPS 51230) Location: 42.59424 N, 72.30426 W Population (1990): 3791 (1516 housing units) Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Orange, NJ (CDP, FIPS 55020) Location: 40.76820 N, 74.23644 W Population (1990): 29925 (12318 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07050 Orange, OH (village, FIPS 58604) Location: 41.43850 N, 81.47204 W Population (1990): 2810 (1047 housing units) Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Orange, TX (city, FIPS 54132) Location: 30.10392 N, 93.75818 W Population (1990): 19381 (8532 housing units) Area: 55.5 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water) Orange, VA (town, FIPS 59496) Location: 38.24698 N, 78.11139 W Population (1990): 2582 (1063 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)