orange vs sweet orange tree

sweet orange tree vs orange

orange and sweet orange tree both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

Difference between orange and sweet orange tree

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