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wild orange

noun

laurel cherry.

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Origin of wild orange

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby wild orange

wild monkshood, wild mustard, wild oat, wild oats, wild olive, wild orange, wild pansy, wild parsley, wild parsnip, wild passionflower, wild pitch
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Example sentences from the Web for wild orange

  • Mrs. —— offered us a fine sparkling wine made of the juice of the wild-orange.

    Palmetto-Leaves|Harriet Beecher Stowe