sweet orange

sweet or·ange

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet awr-inj, or-]
- /swit ˈɔr ɪndʒ, ˈɒr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet awr-inj, or-]
- /swit ˈɔr ɪndʒ, ˈɒr-/

Definitions of sweet orange words

noun sweet orange a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit. 1
noun sweet orange any white-flowered, evergreen citrus trees of the genus Citrus, bearing this fruit, as C. aurantium (bitter orange, Seville orange, or sour orange) and C. sinensis (sweet orange) cultivated in warm countries. 1
noun sweet orange any of several other citrus trees, as the trifoliate orange. 1
noun sweet orange any of several trees or fruits resembling an orange. 1
noun sweet orange a color between yellow and red in the spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 590 and 610 nm; reddish yellow. 1
noun sweet orange Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of red and yellow pigments. 1

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Origin of sweet orange

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Sweet orange

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sweet orange popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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