orange

adjective
1. bright reddish-yellow in colour
• yellow and orange flames

• There was a warm orange glow in the sky.

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.