n.
Pronunciation: ' är-inj, ' är(- ə )nj; chiefly Northern & Midland ' o ̇ r-inj, ' o ̇ r(- ə )nj
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French orrange, araunge, from Old Occitan auranja, from Arabic n ā ranj, from Persian n ā rang, from Sanskrit n ā ra ṅ ga orange tree
Date: 14th century
1 a : a globose berry with a yellowish to reddish-orange rind and a sweet edible pulp 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 lie midway between red and yellow in hue