CITRUS


Meaning of CITRUS in English

genus of plants belonging to the rue family (Rutaceae), and yielding pulpy fruits covered with fairly thick skins. Plants in this group include the lemon (q.v.; C. limon), lime (q.v.; C. aurantifolia), sweet orange (C. sinensis), sour orange (C. aurantium; see orange), tangerine (q.v.; C. reticulata), grapefruit (q.v.; C. paradisi), citron (q.v.; C. medica), and shaddock (q.v.; C. maxima, or C. grandis; pomelo).

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