orangelike

English

Etymology

From orange +‎ -like.

Adjective

orangelike (comparative more orangelike, superlative most orangelike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of an orange.
   • 1912, Bulletin, page 19:

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

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

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

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

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

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

     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.

Synonyms

• orangey
• orangish