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orange-blossom

orange-blossom is the uncommon form of orange blossom.

Meaning of orange blossom

Noun

orange blossom (countable and uncountable, plural orange blossoms)

  1. The fragrant white flower of the orange tree, Citrus sinensis.
    • "How beautiful are these orange flowers!" said Francesea, pointing to a superb stand of that most lovely shrub, where the golden fruit, the snowy flower, and the polished blossom, hung together.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 47

Forms of orange-blossom

pluralorange-blossoms

Questions about orange-blossom

What is orange-blossom the uncommon form of?
Orange-blossom is the uncommon form of orange blossom.

Words near orange-blossom in the dictionary

  1. orange-Americans
  2. orange-ball-tree
  3. orange-ball-trees
  4. orange-bellied parrot
  5. orange-bellied parrots
  6. orange-blossom
  7. orange-blossoms
  8. orange-breasted sunbird
  9. orange-collar
  10. orange-crowned warbler
  11. orange-crowned warblers

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