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Coconut vs Orange - What's the difference?

coconut | orange |

As nouns the difference between orange and coconut

is that orange is an evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis while coconut is a fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.

As an adjective 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.

coconut

English

(wikipedia coconut)

Alternative forms

* cocoanut

Noun

  • A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera , having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
  • A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
  • (uncountable) The edible white flesh of this fruit.
  • The coconut palm.
  • (pejorative, ethnic slur) A Hispanic or dark-skinned person who acts “white” (Caucasian), alluding to the fact that a coconut is brown on the outside and white on the inside. Compare .
  • (South Africa, pejorative) A black person who thinks "white" (European). Compare .
  • (New Zealand, pejorative) A Pacific islander.
  • (slang) A female breast.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (acting white) (l), (l), (l)

    Derived terms

    * coconut milk * coconutty

    See also

    * (cultural pejoratives) banana, Oreo English ethnic slurs

    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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