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Definition of Citrus
Cit´rus Pronunciation: sĭt´rŭs | n. | 1. | (Bot.) A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, lime, tangerine, citron, grapefruit, etc., originally natives of southern Asia. | | 2. | (Bot.) any tree belonging to the genus Citrus, having leathery evergreen leaves and bearing a soft pulpy fruit covered by a thick skin; - called also citrus tree. | | 3. | (Bot.) the fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Citrus, having a thick shiny skin and a soft, sweet to tart pulp. |
Related Words
citrange, citrange tree, citron, citron tree, Citroncirus webberi, citrous fruit, Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus decumana, citrus fruit, Citrus grandis, Citrus limon, Citrus limonia, Citrus maxima, Citrus medica, Citrus paradisi, Citrus reticulata, Citrus tangelo, citrus tree, cumquat, fruit tree, genus Citrus, grapefruit, kumquat, kumquat tree, lemanderin, lemon, lemon tree, lime, lime tree, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, orange, orange tree, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, rangpur, rangpur lime, shaddock, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit
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