citrus

Examples

• All

• Right now, all citrus is tree ripened.

• The chef used fresh citrus fruits to create a zesty marinade for the fish.

• I do not have a ricer, but I did use my citrus squeezer; it worked out great.

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• Annual surveys by university agronomists support the above costs involved in maintaining the nutritional health of commercial citrus groves.

  Academic text (2000)

• Since the early 1990s, several thousand acres of commercial citrus groves in Florida have been supplementing their traditional fertilizer applications with composts.

  Academic text (2000)

• At Orlando, ARS plant breeder Herb C. Barrett has developed and released a breeding line of citrus that resists the virus.

  Academic text (1994)

• She squeezed a citrus lemon to add flavor to her glass of water.

• Many desserts benefit from the bright flavor of citrus fruits like oranges and limes.

Synonyms

C

citrus tree

vscitrus

1 2.3

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

is the shorter general form omitting the explicit plant label

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

Surface Forms

Etymology