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Orange

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.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Bergamot 76% connected

A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia), having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil of delicious odor is e…

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Citrus 76% connected

A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, citron, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.

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Pigment 76% connected

Any material from which a dye, a paint, or the like, may be prepared; particularly, the refined and purified coloring matter ready for mixing with an…

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