orange vs citrus tree

citrus tree vs orange

orange and citrus tree both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, citrus tree is a hypernym of orange; that is, citrus tree is a word with a broader meaning than orange:

orange: any citrus tree bearing oranges
citrus tree: any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds

Other hypernyms of orange include citrus.

orange (noun)	citrus tree (noun)
orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow	any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
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 tree (adjective)
of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

Difference between orange and citrus tree

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