Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bitter orange — noun 1. any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock • Syn: ↑sour orange, ↑Seville orange, ↑bitter orange tree, ↑bigarade, ↑marmalade orange, ↑Citrus aurantium • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
orange tree — noun any citrus tree bearing oranges • Syn: ↑orange • Hypernyms: ↑citrus, ↑citrus tree • Hyponyms: ↑sour orange, ↑Seville orange, ↑bitter orange, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bitter orange — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bitter orange — For the fruit known as Chinese Bitter Orange, see Trifoliate orange. Citrus aurantium Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
bitter orange — type of orange tree which produces sour tasting fruit … English contemporary dictionary
bitter orange — noun a) A citrus tree of the species . b) A fruit of the species … Wiktionary
orange — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. orenge (12c., Mod.Fr. orange), from M.L. pomum de orenge, from It. arancia, originally narancia (Venetian naranza), alteration of Arabic naranj, from Pers. narang, from Skt. naranga s orange tree, of uncertain origin. Loss … Etymology dictionary
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orange bird — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orange cowry — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
