citrus
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trəs1.
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.
adjective
3.
Also, cit·rous. of or pertaining to such trees or shrubs, or their fruit.
Origin:
1815–25; < Neo-Latin, Latin: citron tree
1815–25; < Neo-Latin, Latin: citron tree
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| —n , pl -ruses | |
| 1. | any tree or shrub of the tropical and subtropical rutaceous genus Citrus, which includes the orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, citron, and calamondin |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of, relating to, or belonging to the genus Citrus or to the fruits of plants of this genus |
| [C19: from Latin: citrus tree, sandarac tree; related to Greek kedros cedar] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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.
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Science Dictionary
citrus (sĭt'rəs) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
In this dessert, sweetened citrus is suspended in its own liquid, which is made firm with powdered gelatin.
If he thought that citrus fruit would do him good, he would suck one lemon after another.
Oh yeah, stocking up on cheesecloth and light linen cloths to wrap up the citrus trees.
Citrus canker is a bacterial disease that causes lesions on the leaves, stems, and fruit of citrus trees.
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