ORANGE

noun the color of an orange; reddish yellow.

2. orange ·noun the tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.

3. orange ·adj of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.

4. orange ·noun 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.