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orange blossom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From orange + blossom.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The fragrant white flower of the orange tree, Citrus sinensis.
   • "How beautiful are these orange flowers!" said Francesea, pointing to a superb stand of that most lovely shrub, where the golden fruit, the snowy flower, and the polished blossom, hung together. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 47:

Forms

Relateds

orange blossom water · apple blossom · cherry blossom · plum blossom · napha water · peach blossom · neroli

Translations (38)

eu laranja-lore (white flower of the orange tree) · fr fleur d'oranger (white flower of the orange tree) · fi appelsiininkukka (white flower of the orange tree) · sv apelsinblom (white flower of the orange tree) · ru помера́нцевый цвето́к (white flower of the orange tree) · el άνθος πορτοκαλιάς (white flower of the orange tree) · fa بهارنارنج (white flower of the orange tree) · tr portakal çiçeği (white flower of the orange tree) · es flor de azahar (white flower of the orange tree) · cmn 柑花 (white flower of the orange tree) · es azahar (white flower of the orange tree) · de Orangenblüte (white flower of the orange tree) · ja オレンジの花 (white flower of the orange tree) · sv apelsinblomma (white flower of the orange tree) · eo oranĝo-floro (white flower of the orange tree) · cmn 橙花 (white flower of the orange tree) · gl azar (white flower of the orange tree) · it zagara (white flower of the orange tree) · is appelsínublóm (white flower of the orange tree) · ro floare de portocal (white flower of the orange tree) · he פְּרִיחַת תַּפּוּז (white flower of the orange tree) · hu narancsvirág (white flower of the orange tree) · kmr kulîlka perteqalê (white flower of the orange tree) · ru апельси́новый цвето́к (white flower of the orange tree) · pl kwiat pomarańczy (white flower of the orange tree) · it fiore d'arancio (white flower of the orange tree) · gl flor de laranxeira (white flower of the orange tree) · eu laranjondo-lore (white flower of the orange tree) · nl oranjebloesem (white flower of the orange tree) · oc flor d'irangièr (white flower of the orange tree) · ca tarongina (white flower of the orange tree) · ru цвето́к апельси́на (white flower of the orange tree) · ko 오렌지꽃 (white flower of the orange tree) · fa گلبهار (white flower of the orange tree) · ar زَهْرَة الْبُرْتُقَال (white flower of the orange tree) · ru цвето́к помера́нца (white flower of the orange tree) · ka ფორთოხლის ყვავილი (white flower of the orange tree) · pt flor de laranjeira (white flower of the orange tree)