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If an orange is called an orange why isn't a lemon called a lemon?
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∙ 11y ago
An orange is not called an orange because it is the colour orange. The name of the fruit was give to the orange, and the name of the colour was adapter by the colour of the fruit. (WikiAnswerers, do not remove what I have wrote because you think something is right. I base my answers on facts only.)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoWhoever named the orange, most likely named it for it's orange color. Other fruit like tangerines (mandarin Oranges) and blood oranges are variants of oranges.
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∙ 10y agoThe colour orange takes its name from the orange fruit. On the spectrum of light, and in the traditional colour wheel used by painters, it is located between red and yellow.
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Can a orange grow from a lemon seed?
No, only a lemon can grow from a lemon seed. That's why it is called a lemon seed. If an orange grew from it, it would be an orange seed.
What is a lemon and orange hybrid called?
A Meyer Lemon. Coss between Meyer Lemon and a Mandrin or regular orange. Named after Frank Meyer in 1908.
What do you call hybrid from lemon orange and manderin?
A Meyer lemon. Which is not really a lemon at all, it's just called that.
Egg lemon orange?
no, orange lemon egg.
How did an orange become an orange?
an orange became an orange by someone mixing an apple seed with a lemon seed. the color red and the color yellow make orange wich gave it its color. And the orange is a citris fruit like the lemon but kind of sweet like the apple. The orange gets its size from the apple but can be small like a lemon, wich is when its called a tangerine. And so that's how the orange became an orange.
Which acid is in lemon and orange?
lemon
When was Mr. Lemon of Orange created?
Mr. Lemon of Orange was created in 1931.
What is the hybrid of a lemon and mandarin orange?
Rangpur Myer lemon is thought to be a natural cross between a lemon and either a mandarine, tangelo, or orange.
What do you use to ground an orange peel?
A citrus zester, sometimes called a lemon zester.
What is more acidic lemon or orange?
Lemon. :)
Does the DNA in a lemon change when the juice of an orange is injected into it?
No. It just becomes a lemon with orange juice inside it. It's still a lemon and its seeds will still produce nothing but lemon trees.
Does a orange and an lemon have some thing in common?
An orange and a lemon are both under the citrus fruit family tree.
