Orange Juice Yellow Bright Apples Noun ˈɒrɪndʒ ˈɔːrɪndʒ

• orange peel/zest/rind
• an orange tree
• freshly squeezed orange juice
• orange groves (= groups of orange trees)

orange

1. a round citrus fruit with thick skin of a colour between red and yellow and a lot of sweet juice
• SEE ALSO blood orange
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/blood-orange
• orange peel/zest/rind
• an orange tree
• freshly squeezed orange juice
• orange groves (= groups of orange trees)
• orange blossom
2. orange juice, or a drink made from or tasting of oranges
• Would you like some orange?
• A vodka and orange, please.
3. a bright colour between red and yellow
• I like bright colours—orange and yellow are my favourites.
• purples and reds and deep shining oranges
• To my left stood a young girl dressed in bright orange.
4. used to describe a situation in which two people or things are completely different from each other
• They really are apples and oranges.
• They are both great but you can't compare apples and oranges.
• It’s a totally different situation, it’s apples and oranges.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French orenge (in the phrase pomme d'orenge), based on Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang.