Why is an orange considered a fruit?

Botanically, a fruit is a seed bearing structure formed from the ovaries of a plant, and oranges meet this definition. In fact, oranges and most other citrus are considered hesperidium type fruits, which are berries with thick rinds. read more

Any citrus fruit can be considered to be an orange fruit. Other fruits considered in the orange fruit category are papaya, carrots, pumpkin, squash and sweet potatoes. read more

The orange is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus × sinensis in the family Rutaceae. It is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related Citrus × aurantium, referred to as bitter orange. The sweet orange reproduces asexually (apomixis through nucellar embryony); varieties of sweet orange arise through mutations. read more