Definition of mikado orange
1 : a moderate orange that is yellower and stronger than honeydew, yellower, stronger, and slightly lighter than Persian orange, and stronger and slightly redder and darker than average apricot
2 often capitalized M&O : an orange stilbene direct dye
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