citrous tree

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• citrous — (s[i^]t r[u^]s), adj. of or pertaining to a citrus tree; as, a citrous disease. Syn: citrus. [WordNet 1.5] 2. of or pertaining to citrus. the citrus production of Florida Syn: citrus. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• citrous fruit — noun any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions • Syn: ↑citrus, ↑citrus fruit • Derivationally related forms: ↑citrous (for: ↑citrus) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• citrus tree — noun 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 • Syn: ↑citrus • Derivationally related forms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• mandarin orange — noun 1. shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow orange to flame orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia • Syn: ↑mandarin, ↑mandarin orange tree, ↑Citrus… …   Useful english dictionary

• citrus fruit — noun any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions • Syn: ↑citrus, ↑citrous fruit • Derivationally related forms: ↑citrous (for: ↑citrus) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• evergreen — Synonyms and related words: abiding, age long, aged, amphibian, ancient, angiosperm, annual, antique, aquatic plant, arborary, arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque, arborical, arboriform, biennial, bushlike, bushy, callow, chronic,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• citrus — noun (plural citruses) 1》 a tree of a genus that includes citron, lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit. [Genus Citrus.] 2》 (also citrus fruit) a fruit from a citrus tree. Derivatives citrous adjective citrusy adjective Origin L., citron tree,… …   English new terms dictionary

• citrange — noun 1. more aromatic and acidic than oranges • Syn: ↑citrange tree, ↑Citroncirus webberi • Hypernyms: ↑citrus, ↑citrus tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Citroncirus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• citrus — n. 1 any tree of the genus Citrus, including citron, lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit. 2 (in full citrus fruit) a fruit from such a tree. Derivatives: citrous adj. Etymology: L, = citron tree or thuja …   Useful english dictionary

• citrus — /si treuhs/, n., pl. citruses. 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 …   Universalium

• citrus — also citrus tree noun (C) a type of tree that produces citrus fruits citrus, citrous adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English