citrus fruit (noun)

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• citrus fruit — citrus ,fruit noun count or uncount a fruit such as a lemon or orange …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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

• citrus fruit — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms citrus fruit : singular citrus fruit plural citrus fruit a fruit such as a lemon or orange …   English dictionary

• citrus fruit — noun A fruit of a common genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae …   Wiktionary

• citrus fruit — noun (C, U) a fruit with a thick skin such as an orange or lemon (1) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• citrus fruit — [ˈsɪtrəs ˌfruːt] noun [C/U] a fruit such as a lemon or orange …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• 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

• fruit — noun 1 part of a plant ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ overripe, ripe, unripe ▪ rotten ▪ candied, dried …   Collocations dictionary

• 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

• citrus — ► NOUN (pl. citruses) 1) a tree of a genus that includes citron, lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit. 2) (also citrus fruit) a fruit from such a tree. DERIVATIVES citrusy adjective. ORIGIN Latin, citron tree …   English terms dictionary

• citrus molasses — noun : molasses made from citrus fruit wastes and commonly fed to livestock …   Useful english dictionary