Orange the fruit came first. The word came into English either from Old French ‘pomme d’orenge’, or from the Spanish ‘naranja’ (with the subsequent transfer of the ‘n’ over to the indefinite article, as per ‘apron’ and ‘adder’, originally ‘napron’ and ‘nadder’).

Oranges originated in Asia in what is now called southeast China. Cultivated for at least 7,000 years in India and in China since 2,500 BCE and documented in China since 340 BCE, sweet orange (Citrus x sinensis) is a hybrid between pomelo (Citrus maxima) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata).

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The word orange itself was introduced to English through the Spanish word “naranja”, which came from the Sanskrit word nāraṅga, which literally means “orange tree”. The English dropped the leading “n” and eventually we got the word “orange”.

Originally Answered: If oranges are called oranges why aren’t apples called reds? The color orange wasn’t actually called “orange” until after the orange fruit was officially named. They named the color after the fruit. When they were naming the fruit, red was already established.

Short answer: Because both words are variations of the original names for the respective fruit, from languages other than English. The color term “orange” comes from the name of the fruit, not the other way ’round, because our previous word was just “yellow-red”, and so it was liable to be replaced.

Orange is the colour between yellow and red on the spectrum of visible light. Human eyes perceive orange when observing light with a dominant wavelength between roughly 585 and 620 nanometres.

The word banana is thought to be of West African origin, possibly from the Wolof word banaana, and passed into English via Spanish or Portuguese.

Originally Answered: If an orange is called an orange, why is a lemon not called a yellow? THE colour orange was determined from the fruit “Orange”. The colour yellow did not get its name from a fruit such as a lemon As it was recognised long before the lemon was, which is the opposite for the situation of the orange.

The origin of the word lemon may be Middle Eastern. The word draws from the Old French limon, then Italian limone, from the Arabic laymūn or līmūn, and from the Persian līmūn, a generic term for citrus fruit, which is a cognate of Sanskrit (nimbū, “lime”).

They are both citrus fruits, belonging to the Rutaceae family and the Citrus genus and both hybrids. A genomic study has shown that oranges (Citrus × sinensis) are a hybrid between pomelo and mandarin (1), whereas lemons are said to be a hybrid between sour (Seville, bitter or Citrus × aurantium) orange and citron (2).

All citrus fruits are green while they are still growing on the tree. Lemons lose their green colour as they ripen because the chlorophyll pigment is replaced with a chemical called anthocyanin. Many lime species would also turn yellow if you left them on the tree long enough, but they never get a chance.

Across the country, the Meyer Lemon Tree is the most popular choice. It is a sweet version of a lemon, with thin skin and fragrant blossoms. You can use Meyer lemons in any recipe that you would use a regular lemon, with the amount of sugar reduced to account for the sweetness that the Meyer brings.

Top 9 Most Popular lemons in the world

• Limone Femminello del Gargano. Gargano.
• Limone Interdonato Messina. Metropolitan City of Messina.
• Limone di Rocca Imperiale. Rocca Imperiale.
• Limone di Siracusa. Province of Syracuse.
• Limone dell’Etna. Catania.
• Limone Costa d’Amalfi. Province of Salerno.
• Citron de Menton. Menton.
• Eureka Lemon.

The Ujukitsu is a sweet lemon plant from Japan that was developed by Dr. Tanaka in the 1950’s. It is sometimes called the ‘lemonade fruit’ in reference to its sweeter, almost lemonade flavor. A USDA Research Center called Rio Farms brought this sweet lemon to the United States.

Yes, you can eat lemons if you have diabetes. In fact, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) lists lemons as a diabetes superfood. Oranges are also on the ADA superfood list. Although lemons and oranges have about the same amount of carbs, lemons have less sugar.

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