Come visit us at theabcsofeverything.com to purchase “How to Eat Your ABC’s” and download free Activity Sheets! O – ORANGES • One orange tree can grow to reach 30 feet and live for over a hundred years. • Contrary to what most of us think, this fruit was not named for its color - the color was named after the fruit. • The word orange comes from a translation of the Sanskrit “naranga” which means “fragrant.” • Oranges are the largest citrus crop in the world. • Oranges and orange blossoms are a symbol of love. • One orange supplies a full day’s Vitamin C requirement. • Christopher Columbus brought the first orange seeds and seedlings to the New World on his second voyage in 1493.
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Comevisitusattheabcsofeverything.comtopurchase“HowtoEatYourABC’s”anddownloadfreeActivitySheets!
O – ORANGES
• One orange tree can grow to reach 30 feet and live for over a hundred
years.
• Contrary to what most of us think, this fruit was not named for its color - the color was named after the fruit.
• The word orange comes from a translation of the Sanskrit “naranga”
which means “fragrant.”
• Oranges are the largest citrus crop in the world.
• Oranges and orange blossoms are a symbol of love.
• One orange supplies a full day’s Vitamin C requirement.
• Christopher Columbus brought the first orange seeds and seedlings to the New World on his second voyage in 1493.
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