citrus

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪtɹəs/

Definition of citrus

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
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noun

  1. Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
  2. The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin (called zest), an inner white skin (called pith or albedo), 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.

adj

  1. (not-comparable, usually)Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.
    “Its nose is very citrus and fruity.”
    “[…] and his cologne was more citrus than the usual leatherwood floating in formaldehyde.”
    “The problem with AG2 is that it's too citrus.”

name

  1. A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Etymology

From Latin citrus (“a citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre. Thus a possible doublet of cedar.

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