orangelike

comparative more orangelike · superlative most orangelike

1. Resembling or characteristic of an orange.

   […]; collective “fruit” orangelike in size and form (Maclura).

   1988, Robert K. Godfrey, Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida and Adjacent Georgia and Alabama, University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, page 33

   3 more examples

   The crude oleoresin which was examined had a characteristic orangelike odor, and white crystals of resin acid had separated out.

   1912, Bulletin, page 19

   The schoolbooks say he changed the idea of the earth from a plate to an orangelike shape.

   1944, Reginald McIntosh Cleveland, Leslie E. Neville, The Coming Air Age

   6-Methyl heptanal and 6-methyl octanal were especially judged as very interesting because of their fresh, green, juicy, and orangelike odor qualities and their low odor thresholds of 1.2 μ/L and 5.6 μg/L, respectively.

   2003, Kathryn D. Deibler, Jeannine Delwiche, Handbook of Flavor Characterization: Sensory Analysis, Chemistry, and Physiology, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 213

   Synonyms: orangey, orangish