apricot vs orange

apricot

noun
  • A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit. 

  • The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill. 

  • A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside. 

  • The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca 

  • A dog with an orange-coloured coat. 

adj
  • Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot. 

orange

noun
  • The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow. 

  • An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial. 

  • An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink. 

  • Orange juice. 

  • An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis. 

  • The fruit of the orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour. 

adj
  • Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow. 

verb
  • To color orange. 

  • To become orange. 

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