orange

  1. Proper noun.  A town in France.
  2. Proper noun.  The name of the Dutch Royal House.
  3. Proper noun.  Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.
  4. Adjective.  Relating to the Orange Order.
  5. Noun.  An evergreen tree of the genus ''Citrus'' such as ''Citrus aurantium''.
  6. Noun.  The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.
  7. Noun.  The colour of a ripe orange (the fruit); a color midway between red and yellow.
  8. Adjective.  Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; reddish-yellow.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To color orange.
  10. Verb.  (intransitive) To become orange.

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