1.  cox(n = noun.substance) cyclooxygenase - either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin;
is a kind of enzyme
has particulars: cox-1, cyclooxygenase-1, cox-2, cyclooxygenase-2

2.  cox(n = noun.person) coxswain - the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew;
is a kind of helmsman, steerer, steersman
Derived form verb cox₁

   cox(v = verb.social) - act as the coxswain, in a boat race;
is one way to be, follow
Derived form noun cox₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

   A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. [1913 Webster]
"Go; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop." [1913 Webster]

cox, n. (in full Cox's orange pippin) a variety of eating-apple with a red-tinged green skin.

Etymology:
R. Cox, amateur Eng. fruit grower d. 1825

cox, n. & v.
--n. a coxswain, esp. of a racing-boat.
--v.
1 intr. act as a cox (coxed for Cambridge).
2 tr. act as cox for (coxed the winning boat).

Etymology:
abbr.

1.  orange(n = noun.food) - round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees;
is a kind of citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit
is a part of orange, orange tree
has parts: orange peel, orange rind
has particulars: temple orange, bitter orange, seville orange, sour orange, sweet orange

2.  orange(n = noun.attribute) orangeness - orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow;
is a kind of chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour
has particulars: reddish orange
Derived form adjective orange₁

3.  orange(n = noun.plant) orange tree - any citrus tree bearing oranges;
is a kind of citrus, citrus tree
has parts: orange
is a member of genus citrus
has particulars: bigarade, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, citrus aurantium, marmalade orange, seville orange, sour orange, bergamot, bergamot orange, citrus bergamia, citrus sinensis, sweet orange, sweet orange tree, citrus nobilis, king orange, tangor, temple orange, temple orange tree

4.  orange(n = noun.substance) - any pigment producing the orange color;
is a kind of pigment
Derived form adjective orange₁

5.  orange(n = noun.object) orange river - a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean;
is a kind of river
is a part of republic of south africa, south africa

   orange(s = adj.all) orangish - of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange;
Derived forms noun orange₂, noun orange₄, noun orangeness₁

1.  The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus (Citrus Aurantium). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when ripe. [1913 Webster]
" There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the horned orange, in which the carpels are partly separated." [1913 Webster]

2.  The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree. [1913 Webster]

3.  The color of an orange; reddish yellow. [1913 Webster]

   Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon. [1913 Webster]

orange, adj. of or relating to Orangemen or their activities.

Derivative:
Orangeism n.

orange, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a a large roundish juicy citrus fruit with a bright reddish-yellow tough rind. b any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Citrus, esp. C. sinensis or C. aurantium, bearing fragrant white flowers and yielding this fruit.
2 a fruit or plant resembling this.
3 a the reddish-yellow colour of an orange. b orange pigment.
--adj. orange-coloured; reddish-yellow.

Idiom:
orange blossom the flowers of the orange tree, traditionally worn by the bride at a wedding. orange flower water a solution of neroli in water. orange peel
1 the skin of an orange.
2 a rough surface resembling this. orange pekoe tea made from very small leaves. orange squash Brit. a soft drink made from oranges and other ingredients, often sold in concentrated form. orange-stick a thin stick, pointed at one end and usu. of orange wood, for manicuring the fingernails. orange-wood the wood of the orange tree.

Etymology:
ME f. OF orenge, ult. f. Arab. naranj f. Pers. narang

N  orange, red and yellow, gold, or, flame color, ocher, Mars'orange, cadmium, cardinal bird, cardinal flower, cardinal grosbeak, cardinal lobelia (a flowering plant), orange, ochreous, orange-colored, gold-colored, flame-colored, copper-colored, brass-colored, apricot-colored, warm, hot, glowing, orange, red and yellow, gold, or, flame color, ocher, Mars'orange, cadmium, cardinal bird, cardinal flower, cardinal grosbeak, cardinal lobelia (a flowering plant), orange, ochreous, orange-colored, gold-colored, flame-colored, copper-colored, brass-colored, apricot-colored, warm, hot, glowing.

agent orange, bergamot orange, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, cadmium orange, cox's orange pippin, frozen orange juice, jaffa orange, king orange, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, marmalade orange, methyl orange, mock orange, native orange, navel orange, orange balsam, orange bat, orange daisy, orange fleabane, orange free state, orange grass, orange group, orange grove, orange hawkweed, orange horseshoe bat, orange juice, orange liqueur, orange marmalade, orange milkweed, orange milkwort, orange mushroom pimple, orange order, orange peel, orange peel fungus, orange pekoe, orange red, orange rind, orange river, orange sneezeweed, orange soda, orange toast, orange tortrix, orange tree, orange yellow, orange zest, osage orange, reddish orange, sea orange, seville orange, sour orange, sweet orange, sweet orange tree, temple orange, temple orange tree, trifoliate orange, valencia orange, wild orange, william of orange

   pippin(n = noun.food) - any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red;
is a kind of dessert apple, eating apple
has particulars: cox's orange pippin

   An apple from a tree raised from the seed and not grafted; a seedling apple. [1913 Webster]
"We will eat a last year's pippin." [1913 Webster]

pippin, n.
1 a an apple grown from seed. b a red and yellow dessert apple.
2 colloq. an excellent person or thing; a beauty.

Etymology:
ME f. OF pepin, of unkn. orig.

cox's orange pippin