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Definition of Orange grass

Orange grass
Orange Or"ange, n. [F.; cf. It. arancia, arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar. n[=a]ranj, Per. n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.] 1. The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus (C. Aurantium). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when ripe. Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the horned orange, in which the carpels are partly separated. 2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree. 3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow. Mandarin orange. See Mandarin. Mock orange (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus Philadelphus, which have whitish and often fragrant blossoms. Native orange, or Orange thorn (Bot.), an Australian shrub (Citriobatus parviflorus); also, its edible yellow berries. Orange bird (Zo["o]l.), a tanager of Jamaica (Tanagra zena); -- so called from its bright orange breast. Orange cowry (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome cowry (Cypr[ae]a aurantia), highly valued by collectors of shells on account of its rarity. Orange grass (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant (Hypericum Sarothra), having minute, deep yellow flowers. Orange oil (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is obtained from the flowers. Orange pekoe, a kind of black tea. Orange pippin, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor. Quito orange, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of nightshade (Solanum Quitoense), native in Quito. Orange scale (Zo["o]l.) any species of scale insects which infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale (Mytilaspis citricola), the long scale (M. Gloveri), and the red scale (Aspidiotus Aurantii).

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- Taractrocera anisomorpha, the large yellow gr****-dart or orange gr****-dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Northern Territory...
- (common name: Florida orangegr**** or Florida toothache gr****) is a species of plant in the gr**** family found in the Southeastern United States. In the...
- Guinea Gr**** is a village in the Orange Walk District of the nation of Belize. It is 38 metres (127 feet) above sea level. According to the 2000 census...
- Leaves of Gr**** is a poetry collection by American poet Walt Whitman. Though it was first published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life...
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- The Taractrocerini, the orange gr**** skippers, are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies. Arrhenes Mabille, 1904 Banta Evans, 1949...
- The orange chat (Epthianura aurifrons) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. The orange chat (Epthianura aurifrons)...
- Molinieae of the gr**** family, Poaceae, native to eastern Asia. Hakonechloa macra, with the common names Hakone gr**** and ****anese forest gr****, is the only...
- Gr**** skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established...