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Tanagra zena
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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- Tanagra (Gr****: Τανάγρα) is a town and a muni****lity north of Athens in Boeotia, Greece. The seat of the muni****lity is the town Schimatari. It is not...
- Gr****: Κόριννα, romanized: Korinna) was an ancient Gr**** lyric poet from Tanagra in Boeotia. Although ancient sources portray her as a contemporary of Pindar...
- The Tanagra figurines are a mold-cast type of Gr**** terracotta figurines produced from the later fourth century BC, named after the Boeotian town of Tanagra...
- Look up Tanagra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tanagra is a muni****lity in central Greece. Tanagra figurine Tanagra (Gérôme sculpture) Bacchius...
- Battle of Tanagra may refer to: Battle of Tanagra (457 BC) Battle of Tanagra (426 BC) This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title...
- Mount Tanagra is a mountain in Greece.[citation needed] Mount Tanagra was known as Mount Cerycius in Ancient Greece. It was the place in which the Gr****...
- In Gr**** mythology, Tanagra (/ˈtanəgrə/; Ancient Gr****: Τανάγρα or Τάναγραν) was the daughter of Aeolus or the river-god Asopus and Metope, daughter of...
- Tanagra Air Base (ICAO: LGTG) is a large military air base situated in Tanagra, Greece. The air base is adjacent to ****enic Aerospace Industry facilities...
- further transporter use. Dathon utters the phrase "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra" and tosses Picard a dagger; Picard mistakes Dathon's intentions, believing...
- Bacchius of Tanagra (or Baccheius, Gr****: Βακχεῖος ὁ Ταναγραῖος; 3rd century BC), was one of the earliest commentators on the writings of Hippocrates...