orange vs bitter orange tree

bitter orange tree vs orange

orange and bitter orange tree both are nouns.

orange is an adjective but bitter orange tree is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
orange	Yes	Yes	No	No
bitter orange tree	Yes	No	No	No

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

orange: any citrus tree bearing oranges
bitter orange tree: any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock

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

orange (noun)	bitter orange tree (noun)
orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow	any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
any citrus tree bearing oranges
any pigment producing the orange color

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

Difference between orange and bitter orange tree

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