citrus

cit·rus  (strs)

n. pl. citrus or cit·rus·es

1. Any of various evergreen, usually spiny shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus, such as the grapefruit, lemon, or orange, native to southern and southeast Asia, having leathery, aromatic, unifoliolate compound leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits that have 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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[Latin, citron tree.]

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citrus·y adj.

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citrus [ˈsɪtrəs]

n pl -ruses

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any tree or shrub of the tropical and subtropical rutaceous genus Citrus, which includes the orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, citron, and calamondin

adj also citrous

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) of, relating to, or belonging to the genus Citrus or to the fruits of plants of this genus

[from Latin: citrus tree, sandarac tree; related to Greek kedros cedar]

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citrus  (strs)

1. Any of various evergreen trees or shrubs bearing fruit with juicy flesh and a thick rind. Citrus trees are native to southern and southeast Asia but are grown in warm climates around the world. Many species have spines. The orange, lemon, lime, and grapefruit are citrus trees.

2. The usually edible fruit of one of these trees or shrubs.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	citrus - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions citrous fruit, citrus fruit edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh section - a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange" orange - round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees mandarin orange, mandarin - a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China kumquat - small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp lemon - yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh 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 citron - large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved citrus tree, 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
	2.	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 citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit genus Citrus - orange; lemon; lime; etc. orange tree, orange - any citrus tree bearing oranges Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock - southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits citron tree, Citrus medica, citron - thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind Citrus paradisi, grapefruit - citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree - shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia Citrus tangelo, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit - hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida Citrus limonia, lemanderin, rangpur, rangpur lime - hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel Citrus limon, lemon tree, lemon - a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit Citrus aurantifolia, lime tree, lime - any of various related trees bearing limes citrange, citrange tree, Citroncirus webberi - more aromatic and acidic than oranges cumquat, kumquat, kumquat tree - any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp

Translations

citrus [ˈsɪtrəs]

A. N (citruses (pl)) → cidro m

B. CPD citrus fruits NPL → cítricos mpl, agrios mpl

citrus [ˈsɪtrəs] adj [grove] → d'agrumes
citrus fruit n (= oranges, lemons, grapefruit) (individual) → agrume m; (collectively) → agrumes mpl

citrus

n → Zitrusgewächs nt; citrus fruits → Zitrusfrüchte pl