citrus fruit
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- noun
- /ˈsɪtrəs frut/
:
fruta cítrica
- The research also supports the generally held concept that most familiar citrus fruits—including oranges, grapefruits, and lemons—are actually hybrids.
- citrus fruits provide vitamin
- juice of citrus fruits
- citrus fruits: oranges
Strawberries, broccoli, of course, citrus fruits like oranges, lemons and limes, Kiwis.
- Strawberries, broccoli, of course, citrus fruits like oranges, lemons and limes, Kiwis.
- Guava, pears, plums, and citrus fruits have quite a bit of pectin, but specifically it's the peel.
- That's that's like like squeezing a citrus fruit Citron is what I said.
Examples
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Meanwhile, the data on dark greens and citrus fruit consumption were additionally computed to support the study on college students' dietary patterns.
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Add a squeeze of citrus fruit, such as a lemon or orange, if you're looking to sweeten your pick-me-up.
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For example, two citrus fruits per day are enough to cover the daily need for vitamin C.
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Food triggers include red wine, chocolate, and citrus fruits.
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Good sources of vitamin C include citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruit.
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The 92 million citrus trees in Florida produce 81 percent of the nation's citrus fruits.
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Keep a bowl of fresh citrus fruit by the sink as a natural air freshener.
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Grapefruits are a hybrid citrus fruit produced by crossing the sweet orange with the pomelo.
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The traditional treat was ambrosia, a colorful mixture of citrus fruits and shredded coconut.
Synonyms
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A yellow oval citrus fruit with juicy sour flesh
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A small green fruit like a lemon with sour juice used for flavor
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A large round yellow fruit with juicy slightly sour flesh or the tree that grows it
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A fruit like an orange or lemon with thick rind and juicy flesh
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A small sweet orange fruit with skin you can peel easily
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A small orange fruit with sweet skin and sour flesh you eat whole
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A small sweet orange that is easy to peel and usually has no seeds
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A small sweet orange fruit with loose skin you peel
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A citrus fruit made from a tangerine and a grapefruit, juicy and easy to peel
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A small sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel
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A small rounder, sweeter lemon with thin skin or the tree that grows it
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A small round orange fruit with sweet skin and sour inside or the small tree that grows it
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A bitter sour orange used to make marmalade and to grow other citrus trees
A round fruit with sweet juice and orange skin
A fruit like a lemon but sweeter and less sour
A fruit with orange peel that tastes very sour and comes from a cross of mandarin orange and lemon
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Morphology
The meaning is a straightforward compositional label: combining 'Citrus' (a genus/type of fruits like oranges and lemons) with 'fruit' yields the category 'citrus fruit'. This is literal, follows common noun + noun compounding patterns, and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Citrus fruit may come from an old word for a yellow, strongly scented fruit called the citron, which had a thick peel and a very juicy inside. That's why the name citrus was used for all similar fruits, so citrus fruit now means 'fruits like oranges, lemons and limes'.