wild orange

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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

How to use wild orange in a sentence

Her timid fingers rested on his close, wavy locks, all crisped and scented with the juice of the wild orange.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
The wild orange is found frequently growing in this way; and they take counsel of Nature in this respect.
Palmetto-Leaves|Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mrs. —— offered us a fine sparkling wine made of the juice of the wild-orange.
Palmetto-Leaves|Harriet Beecher Stowe
The path led into a grove of cedar and wild orange-trees, interspersed with ceibas, the true kings of the forests of New Mexico.
The Fair God|Lew Wallace

They generally use the juice of the wild orange in cleansing, and bathe regularly every day.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before|George Turner