¦ noun
1. a large round citrus fruit with a tough bright reddish-yellow rind.
chiefly Brit. a drink made from or flavoured with orange juice.
2. the evergreen tree which produces oranges, native to warm regions of south and SE Asia. [Citrus sinensis and related species.]
used in names of other plants with similar fruit or flowers, e.g. Osage orange.
3. a bright reddish-yellow colour.
¦ adjective reddish yellow.
Derivatives
orangey (also orangy) adjective
orangish adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. orenge, based on Arab. naranj, from Pers. narang.