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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 oranges
Familiarity information: ORANGE-COLORED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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