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Citrus
//ˈsɪtɹəs// adj, name, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit. not-comparable, usually
"Its nose is very citrus and fruity."
Proper Noun
- 1 A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Noun
- 1 Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
- 2 any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions wordnet
- 3 The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin (called zest), an inner white skin (called pith or albedo), 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.
- 4 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 wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Latin citrus (“a citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre. Thus a possible doublet of cedar.
Etymology 2
From Latin citrus (“a citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre. Thus a possible doublet of cedar.
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