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O is for Orange

or·ange

  [awr-inj, or-]  Show IPA

noun

1.

a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.

2.

any white-flowered, evergreen citrus trees of the genus Citrus,
  bearing

 this fruit, as C. aurantium(bitter orange, Seville orange, 

or sour orange)  and C. sinensis (sweet orange)  cultivated
 inwarm countries.

3.

any of several other citrus trees, as the trifoliate orange.

4.

any of several trees or fruits resembling an orange.

5.

a color between yellow and red in the spectrum, an effect of light

 with a wavelength between 590 and 610 nm; reddish yellow.

Oranges come in many shapes and sizes and now we even

have blood oranges I hear they are super 

great.

Oranges provide us with Vitamin C which one can not do without

it is good for your immune system, you squeeze them

and get yummy orange juice, I add them to my sweet tea

to have a whole new taste.  

Dad when he smoked a pipe years ago used to put 

orange peels in his tobacco pouch to keep it fresh.

I use orange scented fa breeze when I can find it.

they make a wonderful potpourri 

Orange trees are native to CA and the blooms smell amazing.

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