Meaning | Any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions. |
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Synonyms | citrus, citrous fruit |
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Part of | citrus, citrus tree | 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 |
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Parts | section | A segment of a citrus fruit |
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Narrower | citrange | More aromatic and acid tasting than oranges |
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citron | large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind |
grapefruit | large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp |
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 |
mandarin, mandarin orange | A somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China |
orange | round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees |
pomelo, shaddock | large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp |
Broader | edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
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Spanish | cítrico, citrus, fruta cítrica |
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Catalan | cítric, cítrics, fruita cítrica |
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