Definition of citruses Citruses
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Wiktionary 
- citruses (Noun)
Plural of citrus.
Part of speech
🔤- citruses, noun, plural of citrus.
WordNet
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| citrus - 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 | ||
| citrus tree | ||
| fruit tree tree bearing edible fruit | ||
| genus citrus orange; lemon; lime; etc. | ||
| citrous fruit, citrus fruit, citrus any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions | ||
| orange tree, orange orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow | ||
| citrus decumana, citrus grandis, citrus maxima, pomelo tree, pummelo, pomelo, shaddock large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp | ||
| citron tree, citrus medica, citron large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved | ||
| citrus paradisi, grapefruit large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half | ||
| citrus reticulata, mandarin orange tree, mandarin orange, mandarin the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China | ||
| citrus tangelo, tangelo tree, tangelo, ugli fruit large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin | ||
| citrus limonia, lemanderin, rangpur, rangpur lime hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel | ||
| citrus limon, lemon tree, lemon an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory | ||
| citrus aurantifolia, lime tree, lime the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees | ||
| citrange tree, citroncirus webberi, citrange more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade | ||
| citrus - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions | ||
| citrus fruit, citrous fruit | ||
| edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh | ||
| citrus tree, citrus any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions | ||
| section one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" | ||
| orange orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow | ||
| mandarin orange, mandarin the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China | ||
| kumquat small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp | ||
| lemon an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory | ||
| lime the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees | ||
| grapefruit large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half | ||
| pomelo, shaddock large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp | ||
| citrange more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade | ||
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Wiktionary
- citrus (Noun)
Any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae. - citrus (Noun)
The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin called zest, an inner white skin, and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron. - citrus (Adjective)
Of, or relating to citrus plants or fruit.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- citrus (n.)
A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, citron, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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citrus
The genus Citrus, flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originally from Southeast Asia. It comprises many plants grown for their juicy and fragrant fruits, such as lemon, orange, lime, and grapefruit. -
citrus
The genus Citrus, flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originally from Southeast Asia. It comprises many plants grown for their juicy and fragrant fruits, such as lemon, orange, lime, and grapefruit.
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Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae. It originated in tropical and subtropical southeast Asia.
Citrus fruits usually have a sour taste. There are many types of citrus fruits in the world.
