Defn: 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 (Zoöl.), a tanager of Jamaica (Tanagra zena); — so called from its bright orange breast. — Orange cowry (Zoöl.), a large, handsome cowry (Cypræa 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 (Zoöl.) 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).
ORANGE
Or"ange, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.
ORANGEADE
Or`ange*ade", n. Etym: [F., fr. orange.]
Defn: A drink made of orange juice and water, corresponding to lemonade; orange sherbet.
ORANGEAT
Or`an*geat", n. Etym: [F., fr. orange.]
Defn: Candied orange peel; also, orangeade.
ORANGEISM
Or"ange*ism, n.
Defn: Attachment to the principles of the society of Orangemen; the tenets or practices of the Orangemen.