wild orange

American  

noun

1. laurel cherry.

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Etymology

Origin of wild orange

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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

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

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

They generally use the juice of the wild orange in cleansing, and bathe regularly every day.

From Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before by Turner, George