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acepromazine an oily orange compound used to immobilize large animals, to stop nausea, and to tranquilize.
Aldebaran an orange binary star in the constellation Taurus, having a combined magnitude of 0.9.
alizarin a reddish orange or brownish orange chemical substance from which dyes are made.
ambrosia a dessert usually made with mandarin orange slices, shredded coconut, and miniature marshmallows. [1/3 definitions]
apricot a soft round fruit with fuzzy orange-pink or yellow skin. [1/3 definitions]
Arcturus an orange star in the constellation Boötes, having a magnitude of zero.
areca any of several tall palm trees of tropical Asia, such as the betel palm, having a smooth, slender trunk and feathery leaves and bearing red or orange nuts. [1/2 definitions]
azobenzene an orange-red, nonsoluble crystalline compound obtained from nitrobenzene, used in organic synthesis, as an insecticide, and in the making of dyes.
Baltimore oriole an orange and black North American songbird that builds finely woven, pendant nests.
barberry any of various shrubs, often spiny, that have leathery leaves and bear clustered yellow flowers and small ovoid red-orange berries.
beta-carotene a molecule of the carotene family that has a red-orange color and is abundant in plants.
betel palm a tall palm tree of the Asian tropics that has feathery leaves and produces orange or red fruit and the betel nut.
bird of paradise any of several brightly colored African plants, esp. a perennial cultivated for its large brilliant orange or yellow blue-tongued flower that resembles a bird. [1/2 definitions]
bittersweet a climbing, woody vine found in North America, bearing orange fruit that splits open when ripe to expose red-coated seeds. [2/5 definitions]
black-eyed Susan any of numerous related North American wildflowers with yellow or orange-yellow petals surrounding a dark center.
blister rust any of several fungal diseases of pine trees, esp. the white pine, resulting in orange blisters on the bark.
Boötes a spring constellation in the northern sky, located between Corona Borealis and Virgo and containing the bright, orange star Arcturus; Herdsman.
bougainvillea any of several woody vines of the American tropics that have small inconspicuous flowers surrounded by bright red, orange, or purple bracts.
calendula a plant of the composite family that bears yellow or orange flowers; pot marigold.
cantaloupe any of several varieties of melon, esp. muskmelons, usu. having a hard, rough, ridged skin and orange flesh.
carotene a reddish orange hydrocarbon pigment produced in orange, yellow, and dark green plant parts, and required in human nutrition as a source of vitamin A.