orange blossom

noun

The fragrant white flower of the orange tree, Citrus sinensis.

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Meanings

nounorange blossom (countable and uncountable, plural orange blossoms)

plural orange blossoms · alternative uncommon orange-blossom · alternative uncommon orangeblossom

  1. countableuncountableThe 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

Origin

From orange + blossom.

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Translations

Arabic زَهْرَة الْبُرْتُقَال
  • زَهْرَة الْبُرْتُقَالwhite flower of the orange tree
Basque laranjondo-lore, laranja-lore
  • laranjondo-lorewhite flower of the orange tree
  • laranja-lorewhite flower of the orange tree
Catalan tarongina
  • taronginawhite flower of the orange tree
Chinese Mandarin 柑花, 橙花
  • 柑花 (gānhuā)white flower of the orange tree
  • 橙花 (chénghuā)white flower of the orange tree
Dutch oranjebloesem
  • oranjebloesemwhite flower of the orange tree
Esperanto oranĝo-floro
  • oranĝo-florowhite flower of the orange tree
Finnish appelsiininkukka
  • appelsiininkukkawhite flower of the orange tree
French fleur d'oranger
  • fleur d'orangerwhite flower of the orange tree
German Orangenblüte
  • Orangenblütewhite flower of the orange tree
Greek άνθος πορτοκαλιάς
  • άνθος πορτοκαλιάς (ánthos portokaliás)white flower of the orange tree
Hebrew פְּרִיחַת תַּפּוּז
  • פְּרִיחַת תַּפּוּז (p'rikhát tapúz)white flower of the orange tree
Hungarian narancsvirág
  • narancsvirágwhite flower of the orange tree
Icelandic appelsínublóm
  • appelsínublómwhite flower of the orange tree
Italian zagara, fiore d'arancio
  • zagarawhite flower of the orange tree
  • fiore d'aranciowhite flower of the orange tree
Japanese オレンジの花
  • オレンジの花 (orenji no hana)white flower of the orange tree
Korean 오렌지꽃
  • 오렌지꽃 (orenjikkot)white flower of the orange tree
Persian بهارنارنج, گلبهار
  • بهارنارنج (bahâr-nârenj)white flower of the orange tree
  • گلبهار (gol-bahâr)white flower of the orange tree
Polish kwiat pomarańczy
  • kwiat pomarańczywhite flower of the orange tree
Portuguese flor de laranjeira
  • flor de laranjeirawhite flower of the orange tree
Romanian floare de portocal
  • floare de portocalwhite flower of the orange tree
Russian цвето́к апельси́на, апельси́новый цвето́к
  • цвето́к апельси́на (cvetók apelʹsína)white flower of the orange tree
  • апельси́новый цвето́к (apelʹsínovyj cvetók)white flower of the orange tree
  • цвето́к помера́нца (cvetók pomeránca)white flower of the orange tree
  • помера́нцевый цвето́к (pomeráncevyj cvetók)white flower of the orange tree
Spanish azahar, flor de azahar
  • azaharwhite flower of the orange tree
  • flor de azaharwhite flower of the orange tree
Swedish apelsinblomma, apelsinblom
  • apelsinblommawhite flower of the orange tree
  • apelsinblomwhite flower of the orange tree
Turkish portakal çiçeği
  • portakal çiçeğiwhite flower of the orange tree
Cite this entry
APA

orange blossom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orange%20blossom

MLA

“orange blossom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orange%20blossom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orange blossom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orange%20blossom.

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