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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An orange tree (Citrus sinensis) that is widely cultivated in warm regions and has yellow to orange fruit with sweet juicy pulp.
- noun The fruit of this tree.
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- noun A type of
citrus fruit , commonly known as theorange . The species name is Citrus sinensis.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges
- noun orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skin
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