Orange,

20 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Orange \Or"ange\ ([o^]r"[e^]nj), n. [F.; cf. It. arancia,
     arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar.
     n[=a]ranj, Per. n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga
     orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or
     gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]
     [1913 Webster]


     1. The fruit of a tree of the genus {Citrus} ({Citrus
        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.
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     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.
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     2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
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     3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
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     {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} (Zool.), a tanager of Jamaica ({Tanagra zena});
        -- so called from its bright orange breast.
  
     {Orange cowry} (Zool.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypraea
        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} (Zool.) any species of scale insects which
        infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale
        ({Mytilaspis citricola}), the long scale ({Mytilaspis
        Gloveri}), and the red scale ({Aspidiotus Aurantii}).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  orange \or"ange\, a.
     Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange;
     reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  orange
       adj : similar to the color of a ripe orange [syn: {orangish}]
       n 1: round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
       2: any of a range of colors between red and yellow [syn: {orangeness}]
       3: any citrus tree bearing oranges [syn: {orange tree}]
       4: any pigment producing the orange color
       5: a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the
          Atlantic Ocean [syn: {Orange River}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  101 Moby Thesaurus words for "orange":
     Catawba, Persian melon, Valencia orange, akee, alligator pear,
     ananas, apple, apricot, avocado, banana, bearberry, berry,
     bilberry, blackberry, cacao, candleberry, canistel, cantaloupe,
     capulin, casaba, checkerberry, cherimoya, cherry, citrange, citron,
     citrus, citrus fruit, civet fruit, crab apple, cranberry, currant,
     custard apple, damson, date, dewberry, elderberry, feijoa, fig,
     gooseberry, grape, grapefruit, guanabana, guava, honeydew,
     huckleberry, icaco, ilama, imbu, jaboticaba, jackfruit, jujube,
     kumquat, lemon, lime, lingonberry, litchi, loganberry, loquat,
     mammee apple, mandarin orange, mango, mangosteen, manzanilla,
     marang, mayapple, medlar, melon, mulberry, muscadine, muscat,
     muscatel, muskmelon, navel orange, nectarine, nutmeg melon, olive,
     papaw, papaya, passion fruit, peach, pear, persimmon, pineapple,
     pippin, plantain, plum, plumcot, pomegranate, prune, quince,
     raisin, rambutan, raspberry, red currant, strawberry, sugar apple,
     sugarplum, sweetsop, tangelo, tangerine, ugli fruit
  
  

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)

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Orange -- U.S. County in Indiana
     Population (2000):    19306
     Housing Units (2000): 8348
     Land area (2000):     399.521148 sq. miles (1034.754978 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    8.680658 sq. miles (22.482801 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    408.201806 sq. miles (1057.237779 sq. km)
     Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
     Location:             38.561967 N, 86.517884 W
     Headwords:
      Orange
      Orange, IN
      Orange County
      Orange County, IN
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Orange -- U.S. County in North Carolina
     Population (2000):    118227
     Housing Units (2000): 49289
     Land area (2000):     399.837927 sq. miles (1035.575434 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.374545 sq. miles (3.560056 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    401.212472 sq. miles (1039.135490 sq. km)
     Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
     Location:             36.011889 N, 79.097018 W
     Headwords:
      Orange
      Orange, NC
      Orange County
      Orange County, NC
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Orange -- U.S. County in New York
     Population (2000):    341367
     Housing Units (2000): 122754
     Land area (2000):     816.337641 sq. miles (2114.304694 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    22.208142 sq. miles (57.518822 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    838.545783 sq. miles (2171.823516 sq. km)
     Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
     Location:             41.406117 N, 74.279480 W
     Headwords:
      Orange
      Orange, NY
      Orange County
      Orange County, NY
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Orange -- U.S. County in Texas
     Population (2000):    84966
     Housing Units (2000): 34781
     Land area (2000):     356.403745 sq. miles (923.081422 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    23.135833 sq. miles (59.921529 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    379.539578 sq. miles (983.002951 sq. km)
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             30.114604 N, 93.842055 W
     Headwords:
      Orange
      Orange, TX
      Orange County
      Orange County, TX
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Orange -- U.S. County in Vermont
     Population (2000):    28226
     Housing Units (2000): 13386
     Land area (2000):     688.557552 sq. miles (1783.355796 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    3.182089 sq. miles (8.241572 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    691.739641 sq. miles (1791.597368 sq. km)
     Located within:       Vermont (VT), FIPS 50
     Location:             43.995815 N, 72.374886 W
     Headwords:
      Orange
      Orange, VT
      Orange County
      Orange County, VT
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Orange -- U.S. County in Virginia
     Population (2000):    25881
     Housing Units (2000): 11354
     Land area (2000):     341.703767 sq. miles (885.008655 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.703793 sq. miles (4.412804 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    343.407560 sq. miles (889.421459 sq. km)
     Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
     Location:             38.241950 N, 78.052767 W
     Headwords:
      Orange
      Orange, VA
      Orange County
      Orange County, VA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Orange -- U.S. County in Florida
     Population (2000):    896344
     Housing Units (2000): 361349
     Land area (2000):     907.449436 sq. miles (2350.283150 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    96.739535 sq. miles (250.554236 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1004.188971 sq. miles (2600.837386 sq. km)
     Located within:       Florida (FL), FIPS 12
     Location:             28.547129 N, 81.404159 W
     Headwords:
      Orange
      Orange, FL
      Orange County
      Orange County, FL
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Orange -- U.S. County in California
     Population (2000):    2846289
     Housing Units (2000): 969484
     Land area (2000):     789.404295 sq. miles (2044.547652 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    158.572057 sq. miles (410.699725 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    947.976352 sq. miles (2455.247377 sq. km)
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             33.731518 N, 117.861663 W
     Headwords:
      Orange
      Orange, CA
      Orange County
      Orange County, CA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Orange, NJ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Jersey
     Population (2000):    32868
     Housing Units (2000): 12665
     Land area (2000):     2.205364 sq. miles (5.711866 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.002154 sq. miles (0.005579 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.207518 sq. miles (5.717445 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            55020
     Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
     Location:             40.768300 N, 74.236031 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     07050
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Orange, NJ
      Orange
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Orange, CA -- U.S. city in California
     Population (2000):    128821
     Housing Units (2000): 41904
     Land area (2000):     23.394909 sq. miles (60.592534 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.505592 sq. miles (1.309478 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    23.900501 sq. miles (61.902012 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            53980
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             33.802945 N, 117.832506 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     92665 92666 92668 92669
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Orange, CA
      Orange
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Orange, CT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Connecticut
     Population (2000):    13233
     Housing Units (2000): 4870
     Land area (2000):     17.185400 sq. miles (44.509981 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.243378 sq. miles (0.630345 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    17.428778 sq. miles (45.140326 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            57670
     Located within:       Connecticut (CT), FIPS 09
     Location:             41.279547 N, 73.025416 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     06477
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Orange, CT
      Orange
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Orange, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
     Population (2000):    3236
     Housing Units (2000): 1236
     Land area (2000):     3.800982 sq. miles (9.844497 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.800982 sq. miles (9.844497 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            58604
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             41.445454 N, 81.475182 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Orange, OH
      Orange
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Orange, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    18643
     Housing Units (2000): 8364
     Land area (2000):     20.078322 sq. miles (52.002614 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.686873 sq. miles (1.778993 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    20.765195 sq. miles (53.781607 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            54132
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             30.109217 N, 93.759133 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Orange, TX
      Orange
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Orange, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
     Population (2000):    3945
     Housing Units (2000): 1663
     Land area (2000):     6.001500 sq. miles (15.543814 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.013115 sq. miles (0.033968 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    6.014615 sq. miles (15.577782 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            51230
     Located within:       Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
     Location:             42.587796 N, 72.308163 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Orange, MA
      Orange
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Orange, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
     Population (2000):    4123
     Housing Units (2000): 1712
     Land area (2000):     3.236090 sq. miles (8.381433 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.008480 sq. miles (0.021962 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.244570 sq. miles (8.403395 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            59496
     Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
     Location:             38.245894 N, 78.109786 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Orange, VA
      Orange