citrus

Definition of Citrus in English :

Noun

1. citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit

any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Citrus

see synonyms of citrus

noun plural -ruses

1.

any tree or shrub of the tropical and subtropical rutaceous genus Citrus, which includes the orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, citron, and calamondin

adjective also: citrous

2.

of, relating to, or belonging to the genus Citrus or to the fruits of plants of this genus

Citrus

see synonyms of citrus

noun

1.

any of a genus (Citrus) of trees and shrubs of the rue family, that bear oranges, lemons, limes, or other such fruit

2.

any such fruit

adjective

3.

of these trees and shrubs

: also ˈcitrous (ˈsɪtrəs ; siˈtrəs)

Citrus

see synonyms of citrus

n. pl. citrus or cit·rus·es

1. Any of various evergreen, usually spiny shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus and other genera in the family Rutaceae, such as the grapefruit, lemon, and orange, native to South and Southeast Asia and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits with a leathery aromatic rind.

2. The fruit of any of these plants.

adj.

Of or relating to any of the citrus plants or their fruits.

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