Orange is a winter fruit.
Oxford Essential Dictionary
noun
1 a round fruit with a colour between red and yellow, and a thick skin:
orange juice
2 a colour between red and yellow
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
orange
or‧ange S3 /ˈɒrəndʒ, ˈɒrɪndʒ $ ˈɔː-, ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Arabic naranj, from Sanskrit naranga 'orange tree']
1. [countable] a round fruit that has a thick orange skin and is divided into parts inside:
orange juice
orange peel
Peel the oranges and divide them into segments.
orange groves (=where orange trees grow)
2. [uncountable] a colour that is between red and yellow:
a bright shade of orange
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
orange
or·ange [orange oranges] noun, adjective [ˈɒrɪndʒ] [ˈɔːrɪndʒ] [ˈɑːrɪndʒ]
noun
countable, uncountable
1. a round citrus fruit with thick reddish-yellow skin and a lot of sweet juice
• orange peel
• an orange tree
• freshly squeezed orange juice
• orange groves (= groups of orange trees)
• orange blossom
see also blood orange
2. (BrE) orange juice, or a drink made from or tasting of oranges
• Would you like some orange?
• A vodka and orange, please.
3. a bright reddish-yellow colour
• a pale shade of orange
• purples and reds and deep shining oranges
4. Orange™a mobile/cell phone company that was started in Britain in 1994. It had a well-known advertising slogan: The future’s bright. The future’s Orange.
see apples and oranges at apple n.
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French orenge (in the phrase pomme d'orenge), based on Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
orange / ˈɒr.ɪndʒ / / ˈɔːr- / noun (FRUIT)
orange
A1 [ C ] a round sweet fruit that has a thick orange skin and an orange centre divided into many parts:
a glass of orange juice
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
orange
/ɒrɪndʒ, AM ɔ:r-/
(oranges)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Something that is orange is of a colour between red and yellow.
...men in bright orange uniforms.
COLOUR
2.
An orange is a round juicy fruit with a thick, orange coloured skin.
...orange trees.
...fresh orange juice.
N-VAR: oft N n
3.
Orange is a drink that is made from or tastes of oranges.
...vodka and orange.
N-UNCOUNT
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
orange
or·ange /ˈɑrɪnʤ, ˈorɪnʤ/ noun, pl -ang·es [count, noncount]
1 : a citrus fruit that is round and that has an orange skin
• He peeled the orange.
• a slice of orange
- often used before another noun
• an orange tree/grove/peel
• I drink a glass of orange juice [=juice from an orange] every morning.
- see color picture
- see also blood orange
2 : a color between red and yellow that is like the color of fire and carrots - see color picture
compare apples and/to/with oranges
- see 1compare