Phrase guide

orange tree

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Citrus sinensis, a fruit tree that bears oranges. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any citrus tree bearing oranges

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: orange

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: citrus, citrus tree

Narrower terms: sour orange, Seville orange, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, bigarade, marmalade orange, Citrus aurantium, bergamot, bergamot orange, Citrus bergamia, sweet orange, sweet orange tree, Citrus sinensis, temple orange, temple orange tree, tangor, king orange, Citrus nobilis

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: naranxal — tree that produces oranges
  • Basque: laranjondo — tree that produces oranges
  • Chinese Mandarin: 橙子樹 /橙子树 — tree that produces oranges
  • Dutch: appelsienenboom — tree that produces oranges
  • Dutch: sinaasappelboom — tree that produces oranges
  • Finnish: appelsiinipuu — tree that produces oranges
  • French: oranger — tree that produces oranges
  • Galician: laranxeira — tree that produces oranges
  • German: Orangenbaum — tree that produces oranges
  • German: Apfelsinenbaum — tree that produces oranges
  • Greek: πορτοκαλιά (portokaliá) — tree that produces oranges
  • Hungarian: narancsfa — tree that produces oranges
  • Italian: arancio — tree that produces oranges
  • Luxembourgish: Orangëbam — tree that produces oranges
  • Tetelcingo-Nahuatl: alöxöxcuabi̱tl — tree that produces oranges
  • Polish: pomarańcza — tree that produces oranges
  • Polish: drzewo pomarańczowe — tree that produces oranges
  • Portuguese: laranjeira — tree that produces oranges
  • Romanian: portocal — tree that produces oranges
  • Russian: апельси́новое де́рево (apelʹsínovoje dérevo) — tree that produces oranges
  • Spanish: naranjo — tree that produces oranges
  • Unami: òlënchakw — tree that produces oranges