orange vs Citrus sinensis

Citrus sinensis vs orange

orange and Citrus sinensis both are nouns.

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

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

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

orange: any citrus tree bearing oranges
Citrus sinensis: probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges

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

orange (noun)	Citrus sinensis (noun)
orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow	probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges
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 sinensis (adjective)
of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

Difference between orange and Citrus sinensis

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