wild orange

American  

noun

1. laurel cherry.

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Etymology

Origin of wild orange

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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wild orange

Mammone still had to do close-ups, though, which meant spending three hours a day in makeup, getting Blanka’s green skin and wild orange hair.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2018

They stood up out of the water like wild orange branches in a blue field.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fire snaked around to the side of the pot, still a wild orange, spewing fumes; it had not yet stabilized to a clean blue.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

She had just the type of tree in mind: a pretty birch tree with its wild orange leaves in contrast over white bark.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

A naval orange grafted on the wild orange stock might be raggy, not full of juice; while when grafted on the trifoliate orange stock might be heavy and full of juice.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 by Northern Nut Growers Association