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cit·rus 
[si-truhs] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -rus·es.
–adjective
[si-truhs] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -rus·es. | 1. | any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental. |
| 2. | the tart-to-sweet, pulpy fruit of any of these trees or shrubs, having a characteristically smooth, shiny, stippled skin. |
| 3. | Also, citrous. of or pertaining to such trees or shrubs, or their fruit. |
[Origin: 1815–25; < NL, L: citron tree]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| cit·rus
(sĭt'rəs) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. citrus or cit·rus·es
adj. Of or relating to any of the citrus plants or their fruits. [Latin, citron tree.] cit'rus·y adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
citrus
citrus
1825, from Mod.L. genus name, from L. citron, name of a tree with lemon-like fruit, the first citrus fruit available in the West. The name, like the tree, is probably of Asiatic origin. But Klein traces it to Gk. kedros "cedar," and writes that the change of dr into tr shows that the word came from Greek into Latin through the medium of the Etruscans. Citric first recorded 1800.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| citrus | |
noun | |
| 1. | any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions |
| 2. | 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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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
citrus
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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Citrus Heights, CA (CDP, FIPS 13588) Location: 38.69165 N, 121.28667 W
Population (1990): 107439 (43004 housing units)
Area: 50.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95610, 95621
Citrus County, FL (county, FIPS 17) Location: 28.84924 N, 82.51638 W
Population (1990): 93515 (49854 housing units)
Area: 1511.5 sq km (land), 491.1 sq km (water)
Citrus Springs, FL (CDP, FIPS 12450) Location: 28.99659 N, 82.47473 W
Population (1990): 2213 (1177 housing units)
Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Citrus, CA (CDP, FIPS 13560) Location: 34.11488 N, 117.89089 W
Population (1990): 9481 (2537 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Citrus
Cit"rus\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]s), n. [L., a citron tree.] (Bot.) A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, citron, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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