Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - orange

 I. adjective  Date: 1795 of, relating to, or sympathizing with ~men  • ~ism noun  II. geographical name  1. city SW California N of Santa Ana population 128,821  2. river 1300 miles (2092 kilometers) S Africa flowing from the Drakensberg in Lesotho W into the Atlantic  III. geographical name city SE France N of Avignon population 28,136 ORANGE  I. noun  Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French orrange, araunge, from Old Occitan auranja, from Arabic naranj, from Persian narang, from Sanskrit nara?ga ~ tree  Date: 14th century  1.  a. a globose berry with a yellowish to reddish-~ 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 ~s  2. any of several trees or fruits resembling the ~  3. any of a group of colors that lie midway between red and yellow in hue  II. adjective  Date: 1542  1. of or relating to the ~  2. of the color ~