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What is the difference between citrus and orange?

citrus | orange |

As nouns the difference between citrus and orange

is that citrus is any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae while orange is an evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis.

As adjectives the difference between citrus and orange

is that citrus is of or relating to citrus plants or fruit while orange is having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

As a verb orange is

to color orange.

As a proper noun Orange is

the longest river in South Africa.

citrus

English

(wikipedia citrus)

Noun

(es)
  • Any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae.
  • The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin called zest, an inner white skin, and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.

    • Anagrams

    * * * English refractory feminine rhymes

    orange

    English

    (wikipedia orange)

    Usage notes

    * It is commonly believed that “orange” has no rhymes. While there are no commonly used English dictionary words that rhyme exactly with “orange” (“door-hinge” comes close in US pronunciation), the English surname Gorringe is a rhyme, at least in UK pronunciation. See

    Noun

  • An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus'' such as ''Citrus sinensis .
  • The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.
  • The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
  • Orange juice, or orange coloured and flavoured cordial.

    • Derived terms

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

    • Antonyms

    * (having orange as its colour) nonorange

    Verb

    (orang)
  • To color orange.
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  • To become orange.
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    • See also

    * citrus * clementine * Cointreau * * mandarin * marmalade * murcott * naartjie * ortanique * pomander * satsuma * satsuma mandarin * satsuma tangerine * secondary colour * tangerine * triple sec * zest *

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