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orange blossom

orange blossom noun: the fragrant white flower of the orange tree, Citrus sinensis.

orange blossom: the fragrant white flower of the orange tree, Citrus sinensis
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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

orange blossom meaning in Arabic and Persian

orange blossom in Arabic

white flower of the orange tree
زَهْرَة الْبُرْتُقَال

orange blossom in Persian

white flower of the orange tree
بهارنارنج bahâr-nârenj, گلبهار gol-bahâr

Forms of orange blossom

pluralorange blossoms
alternative uncommonorange-blossom
alternative uncommonorangeblossom

Origin of orange blossom

From orange + blossom.

Questions about orange blossom

What does orange blossom mean?
Orange blossom means the fragrant white flower of the orange tree, Citrus sinensis.
What is orange blossom in Arabic?
Orange blossom in Arabic is زَهْرَة الْبُرْتُقَال. See Orange blossom meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is orange blossom?
Orange blossom is a noun.
What is the plural of orange blossom?
The plural of orange blossom is orange blossoms.

Words near orange blossom in the dictionary

  1. orange ball buddlejas
  2. orange bitey thing
  3. orange bitey things
  4. orange blister beetle
  5. orange blister beetles
  6. orange blossom
  7. orange blossom water
  8. orange blossom waters
  9. orange blossoms
  10. Orange Book
  11. orange box

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