orange vs king orange

king orange vs orange

orange and king orange both are nouns.

orange is an adjective but king orange is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
orange	Yes	Yes	No	No
king orange	Yes	No	No	No

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

orange: any citrus tree bearing oranges
king orange: 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, Citrus nobilis, tangor, temple orange, temple orange tree.

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

Difference between orange and king orange

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