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citrous |
citrous fruit |
citrulline |
citrullus |
citrullus vulgaris |
citrus
| citrus aurantifolia
| citrus aurantium
| citrus bergamia
| citrus decumana
| citrus fruit
citrus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun citrus has 2 senses
- citrus(n = noun.food) citrous fruit, citrus fruit - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions; Array is a kind of edible fruit
- citrus(n = noun.plant) citrus tree - any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds; Array has parts: citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit
has parts: section
has particulars: orange, mandarin, mandarin orange, kumquat, lemon, lime, grapefruit, pomelo, shaddock, citrange, citron
is a part of citrus, citrus tree
Derived form adjective citrous2
is a kind of fruit tree
is a member of genus citrus
has particulars: orange, orange tree, citrus decumana, citrus grandis, citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock, citron, citron tree, citrus medica, citrus paradisi, grapefruit, citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, citrus tangelo, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit, citrus limonia, lemanderin, rangpur, rangpur lime, citrus limon, lemon, lemon tree, citrus aurantifolia, lime, lime tree, citrange, citrange tree, citroncirus webberi, cumquat, kumquat, kumquat tree
Derived form adjective citrous1
CIDE DICTIONARY
citrus, n. [L., a citron tree.].
- A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, lime, tangerine, citron, grapefruit, etc., originally natives of southern Asia. [1913 Webster]
- any tree belonging to the genus
Citrus , having leathery evergreen leaves and bearing a soft pulpy fruit covered by a thick skin; -- called alsocitrus tree . [PJC] - the fruit of a tree belonging to the genus
Citrus , having a thick shiny skin and a soft, sweet to tart pulp. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
citrus, n.
1 any tree of the genus Citrus, including citron, lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit.
2 (in full citrus fruit) a fruit from such a tree.
1 any tree of the genus Citrus, including citron, lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit.
2 (in full citrus fruit) a fruit from such a tree.
Derivative
citrous adj.
Etymology
L, = citron-tree or thuja
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