Citrus

Examples

• All

• In Makueni and other dry areas, many farmers have switched from growing cotton to growing citrus, pawpaws, and mangoes.

  Academic text (1994)

• Today, a typical chemical nutritional program for Florida citrus costs approximately $188 per acre per year.

  Academic text (2000)

• How many types of citrus are out there in the world, eh?

• What would happen to this area if the trees were cut and citrus was planted?

  Academic text (1997)

• This says it has the essence of citrus and mint.

  Tati

• They're in the citrus family, and you treat them kind of that way, you know.

• There are scores of citrus trees here, glossy and sweet-smelling, planted just to please us.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The Weslaco scientists are seeking corporate partners to commercialize their citrus treatments.

  Academic text (1998)

• Texas normally ranks near the top nationwide in producing sorghum, citrus, vegetable crops, livestock, and cotton.

  Academic text (1997)

• In our garden, we have several citrus trees that produce juicy oranges and lemons.

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