orange vs Citrus nobilis

Citrus nobilis vs orange

orange and Citrus nobilis both are nouns.

orange is an adjective but Citrus nobilis is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
orange	Yes	Yes	No	No
Citrus nobilis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Citrus nobilis is a hyponym of orange; that is, Citrus nobilis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than orange:

orange: any citrus tree bearing oranges
Citrus nobilis: large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida

Other hyponyms of orange include bigarade, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, Citrus aurantium, marmalade orange, Seville orange, sour orange, bergamot, bergamot orange, Citrus bergamia, Citrus sinensis, sweet orange, sweet orange tree, king orange, tangor, temple orange, temple orange tree.

orange (noun)	Citrus nobilis (noun)
orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow	large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
any citrus tree bearing oranges
any pigment producing the orange color

orange (adjective)	Citrus nobilis (adjective)
of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

Difference between orange and Citrus nobilis

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