1. Of or relating to the orange
2. Of the color orange
3. Similar to the color of a ripe orange; SYN. orangish.

ETYM French.
Any of several evergreen trees of the genus Citrus, family Rutaceae, which bear blossom and fruit at the same time. Thought to have originated in se Asia, orange trees are commercially cultivated in Spain, Israel, the us, Brazil, South Africa, and elsewhere. The sweet orange c. sinensis is the one commonly eaten fresh; the Jaffa, blood, and navel orange are varieties of this species.
Tangerines and mandarins belong to a related species c. reticulata. The sour orange or Seville c. aurantium is the bitter orange used in making marmalade. Oranges yield several essential oils.
1. Any citrus tree bearing oranges; SYN. orange tree.
2. Round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees.
3. Any pigment producing the orange color.
4. Any of a range of colors between red and yellow; SYN. orangeness.

Of, relating to, or sympathizing with Orangemen

1. City in California (USA).
2. City in Texas (USA).
3. Town in Virginia (USA).
4. Unincorporated community in Connecticut (USA).
5. Unincorporated community in Massachusetts (USA).
6. Unincorporated community in New Jersey (USA).
7. Village in Ohio (USA).
River in South Africa, rising on the Mont aux Sources in Lesotho and flowing W to the Atlantic Ocean; length 2,100 km/1,300 mi. It runs along the southern boundary of the Orange Free State and was named 1779 after William of Orange. Water from the Orange is diverted via the Orange-Fish River Tunnel (1975) to irrigate the semiarid Eastern Cape Province.(France) Town in France, N of Avignon; It has the remains of a Roman theater and arch. It was a medieval principality from which came the European royal house of Orange.