ALL meanings of citrus
cit·rus
C c - adjective citrus A citrus fruit is a juicy fruit with a sharp taste such as an orange, lemon, or grapefruit. 3
- noun citrus any tree or shrub of the tropical and subtropical rutaceous genus Citrus, which includes the orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, citron, and calamondin 3
- adjective citrus of, relating to, or belonging to the genus Citrus or to the fruits of plants of this genus 3
- noun citrus any of a genus (Citrus) of trees and shrubs of the rue family, that bear oranges, lemons, limes, or other such fruit 3
- noun citrus any such fruit 3
- adjective citrus of these trees and shrubs 3
- noun plural citrus 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. 1
- noun plural citrus the tart-to-sweet, pulpy fruit of any of these trees or shrubs, having a characteristically smooth, shiny, stippled skin. 1
- adjective citrus Also, citrous. of or relating to such trees or shrubs, or their fruit. 1
- noun citrus plant bearing citrus fruit 1
- noun citrus fruit: lemon, orange, etc. 1
- noun citrus relating to citrus fruits 1
- noun citrus A tree of a genus that includes citron, lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit. Native to Asia, citrus trees are widely cultivated in warm countries for their fruit, which has juicy flesh and a pulpy rind. 1
- noun citrus Any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae. 0
- noun citrus The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin called zest, an inner white skin, and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron. 0
- adjective citrus Of or relating to citrus plants or fruit. 0