citrus

Examples

• All

• I would be able to tell when we'd be there because of the fresh citrus smell of the lemon groves.

  Fiction book (1990)

• One afternoon after a dive, they sat on a palm-thatched patio eating citrus and conch cocktails.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Others extract natural chemicals from citrus that have been shown to fight cancer.

  Academic text (2000)

• So what I like to do is cook fish on top of citrus slices.

• I personally love the citrus punch because they are literally so refreshing.

• A lot of professional chefs use citrus in the way that they might use salt.

• Today it was slicked down with water, and I could still smell the warm citrus of his aftershave.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Patients with diagnoses of gastritis or enteritis were treated with citrus juice and anti-emetic medications.

  Academic text (1998)

• Oranges, lemons, and limes are all types of citrus fruits that thrive in warm climates.

• Grapefruits are a common citrus fruit known for their tangy flavor and juicy pulp.

Synonyms

F

fruit

vscitrus

957 1.0

An edible part of a plant like an apple or orange

is narrower, referring only to thick rind, juicy pulp types grown in warm regions

C

citrus fruit

vscitrus

3 1.3

A juicy fruit with thick skin like an orange or lemon

is the shorter general term used without the extra clarifying word

Compounds

C

citrus fruit

3 1.3

A juicy fruit with thick skin like an orange or lemon

C

citrus tree

1 2.3

A tree that grows juicy fruits like oranges, lemons, or limes

C

candied citrus peel

3.5

Strips of citrus peel cooked in sugar until sweet and soft

C

Citrus limetta

• Specialized

6.5

A small tree that makes sweet lime fruit often used for juice

C

Citrus limon

• Specialized

4.8

A small evergreen tree that people grow for its bright yellow sour fruit

C

Citrus limonia

• Specialized

7.9

A fruit with orange peel that tastes very sour and comes from a cross of mandarin orange and lemon

C

Citrus maxima

• Specialized

7.3

A large Southeast Asian citrus tree that produces pomelo fruit

C

citrus mealybug

• Specialized

6.6

A small insect that eats the sap of plants and damages citrus trees

C

Citrus medica

• Specialized

8.8

A small thorny evergreen tree that produces large lemonlike fruit with thick bumpy skin

C

Citrus nobilis

• Specialized

5.8

A type of orange tree from Asia with large sweet fruit easy to peel

C

Citrus paradisi

• Specialized

6.1

A tree that grows large round fruits called grapefruits with thick yellow rind and juicy slightly sour flesh

C

Citrus reticulata

• Specialized

5.8

A small tree that makes sweet mandarin oranges with thin, easy to peel skin

C

Citrus sinensis

• Specialized

3.4

A tree that makes sweet oranges eaten fresh or made into juice

C

citrus whitefly

• Specialized

7.1

A small white insect that eats leaves of citrus trees and weakens them

C

Citrus aurantifolia

• Specialized

7.4

A small tree from Southeast Asia that makes small round fruits called key limes

C

Citrus aurantium

• Specialized

7.7

An orange tree with bitter fruit used for marmalade and flavoring

C

Citrus bergamia

• Specialized

8.4

A small Italian tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil flavors tea and makes perfume

C

Citrus decumana

• Specialized

8.4

A Southeast Asian tree that makes large sweet fruits like a grapefruit

How Juicy

watermelon

89 1.0

grapefruit

57 1.0

citrus

16 2.1

apple

583 1.0

date

276 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology