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orange vs sour orange

sour orange vs orange

orange and sour orange both are nouns.

orange is an adjective but sour orange is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
orange Yes Yes No No
sour orange Yes No No No
As nouns, sour orange is a hyponym of orange; that is, sour orange is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than orange:
  • orange: round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
  • sour orange: highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade
Other hyponyms of orange include temple orange, bitter orange, Seville orange, sweet orange.
As nouns, sour orange is a hyponym of orange; that is, sour orange is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than orange:
  • orange: any citrus tree bearing oranges
  • sour orange: any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
Other hyponyms of orange include bigarade, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, Citrus aurantium, marmalade orange, Seville 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) sour orange (noun)
orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
any citrus tree bearing oranges
any pigment producing the orange color
orange (adjective) sour orange (adjective)
of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange
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