2007-11-19 04:02:18 · 5 answers · asked by Tzone 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Not all oranges are orange. Some are green, but taste just as good. In fact, in the USA growers actually add dye to make them more orange in colour. http://www.tonytantillo.com/fruits/oranges.html
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/suffolk/FCSprograms/Nutrition%20SR/Oranges%20Natures%20Gift.htm
2007-11-19 04:33:02 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The color orange was named after the fruit, not the other way around, as many people think.
Ornages are juicy because there was some biological reason why trees that had juicy oranges produced more offsprnig than non juicy oranges. Selective breeding by orange farmers had something to do with it as well.
2007-11-19 13:09:17 · answer #2 · answered by zim_8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is there no thumbs up or thumbs down for questions? I would use it right now.
2007-11-19 12:11:00 · answer #3 · answered by The baby penguin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a homonym.
2007-11-19 13:30:30 · answer #4 · answered by Kerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
y dont they call lemons yellows
2007-11-19 12:07:05 · answer #5 · answered by Pissed off Sasquatch 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋