pertaining to the citrus-tree

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• 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 — cit•rus [[t]ˈsɪ trəs[/t]] n. pl. rus•es, adj. 1) cvb pln 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 2) pln the fruit of any of… …   From formal English to slang

• HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Culture of the Song Dynasty — A Song Dynasty Chinese inkstone with gold and silver markings, from the Nantoyōsō Collection, Japan The Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) was a culturally rich and sophisticated age for China. There was blossomi …   Wikipedia

• citreous — ˈsi.trēəs adjective Etymology: Latin citreus, from citrus citron tree : of the color citron yellow * * * /si tree euhs/, adj. lemon yellow; greenish yellow. [1865 70; L citreus of the citrus tree; see OUS] * * * citˈreous adjective Citrine …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• orange — /awr inj, or /, n. 1. a globose, reddish yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit. 2. any white flowered, evergreen citrus trees of the genus Citrus, bearing this fruit, as C. aurantium (bitter orange, Seville orange, or sour orange) and C.… …   Universalium

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• Tangerine — This article is about the citrus fruit. For other uses, see Tangerine (disambiguation). Tangerine Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

• insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …   Universalium

• education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium