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Aurantiaceous
Aurantiaceous Au*ran`ti*a"ceous, a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, the Aurantiace[ae], an order of
plants (formerly considered natural), of which the orange is
the type.
Cypraea aurantiaOrange 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). Solea aurantiacaLemon Lem"on (l[e^]m"[u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n;
cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. Lime a
fruit.]
1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange,
and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is
produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the
common fruit known in commerce being that of the species
C. Limonum or C. Medica (var. Limonum). There are many
varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.
2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.
Lemon grass (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass
(Andropogon Sh[oe]nanthus, and perhaps other allied
species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery.
Lemon sole (Zo["o]l.), a yellow European sole (Solea
aurantiaca).
Salts of lemon (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium
oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the
characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also salts of
sorrel. It is used in removing ink stains. See Oxalic
acid, under Oxalic. [Colloq.]
Meaning of Aurantia from wikipedia
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Aurantia may
refer to:
Argiope aurantia, the
black and
yellow garden spider Partula aurantia, a tree
snail Pseudoeurycea aurantia, a
Mexican salamander...
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Argiope aurantia is a
species of spider,
commonly known as the
yellow garden spider,
black and
yellow garden spider,
golden garden spider,
writing spider...
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Naematelia aurantia (synonym
Tremella aurantia) is a
species of
fungus producing yellow, frondose,
gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies). It is widespread...
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Aleuria aurantia (orange peel fungus) is a
widespread ascomycete fungus in the
order Pezizales. The
bright orange, cup-shaped
ascocarps often resemble...
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Frateuria aurantia is a
species of bacteria. It is
named after the
Belgian microbiologist Joseph Frateur. The
cells are
mostly straight rods. Frateuria...
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Catriona aurantia is a
species of sea slug, an
aeolid nudibranch, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Trinchesiidae. It was
incorrectly synonymised...
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Winogradskyella aurantia is a Gram-negative,
slightly halophilic and
facultatively anaerobic bacterium from the
genus Winogradskyella which has been isolated...
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Phenacovolva aurantia is a
species of sea snail, a
marine gastropod mollusc in the
family Ovulidae, the ovulids,
cowry allies or
false cowries. Phenacovolva...
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golden masked owl (Tyto
aurantia) is a barn owl
endemic to the
island of New Britain,
Papua New Guinea. It is also
known as New
Britain barn owl, New...
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Adoxophyes aurantia is a
species of moth of the
family Tortricidae. It is
found in Micronesia.
Wikispecies has
information related to
Adoxophyes aurantia. tortricidae...
