Orange Orange Fruit
An evergreen tree of the genus citrus such as citrus sinensis the fruit of an orange tree.
Orange orange fruit. The orange is the fruit of the citrus species citrus sinensis in the family rutaceae. It is also called sweet orange to distinguish it from the related citrus. The colour orange is named after the appearance of the ripe orange fruit. The word comes from the old french orange from the old term for the fruit pomme.
Reader erica wrote in with a question about oranges. Is the fruit named for its color or is the color named for the. Orange definition a globose reddish yellow bitter or sweet edible citrus fruit. Author historian is guest speaker at historical society meeting on wednesday.
The orange and milford historical societies will host a joint meeting at the orange. Was the orange named because it was the color orange or did the color get its name because of the fruit. Time to take a little language history lesson.