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ORANGE-COLORED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orange-colored mean? 

ORANGE-COLORED (adjective)
  The adjective ORANGE-COLORED has 1 sense:

1. having the color of ripe orangesplay

  Familiarity information: ORANGE-COLORED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ORANGE-COLORED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the color of ripe oranges

Synonyms:

orange-colored; orange-coloured; orange-hued

Similar:

colored; colorful; coloured (having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination)


 Context examples 


The seeds, found inside the green to orange-colored fruit, contain the alkaloids strychnine and brucine that can act as a CNS stimulant at therapeutic doses.

(Nux Vomica Seed, NCI Thesaurus)



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