citrus

Meaning

Noun

1. Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
2. 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.

Adj

Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.

Synonyms

lemon

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citrus fruit

grapefruit

citrus tree

lime

citrous fruit

orange

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citrus fruits

Key lime

ponzu

Citrus

negus

lemon tree

oblate

Translations

agrume

agrume

cítric

citrusvrucht

cítrico

Zitrusgewächs

citrus

agrumes

cítrics

pamplemousse

citrus

limone

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pomélo

εσπεριδοειδή

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪtɹəs/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle English: citurtre

In summary

From Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre. Thus a possible doublet of cedar.