If an orange is orange, why isn't a lime called a green or a lemon called a yellow?!


Question:

If an orange is orange, why isn't a lime called a green or a lemon called a yellow?


Answers:

The fruit orange came first, and then when they came up with a color that was similar, they named it orange. Limes and Lemons also have colors named after them, Lime Green and Lemon Yellow.




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