citrus fruit

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Noun

citrus fruit - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions

citrous fruit, citrus

edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh

section - a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"

orange - round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

mandarin orange, mandarin - a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China

kumquat - small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp

lemon - yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh

lime - the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

grapefruit - large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half

pomelo, shaddock - large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp

citrange - more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade

citron - large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved

citrus tree, citrus - 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

Translations

شَجَرَةُ حِمْضِيّات

citruscitrusové ovoce

citrusfrugt

Zitrusfrucht

agrumes

citrusfélék

sítrus-/súraldin

sitrusfrukt

citrusové ovocie

turunçgillerden herhangi bir meyve

柑桔

citrus fruit

[ˈsɪtrəsˌfruːt] n → agrume m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

citric

(ˈsitrik) : citric acid

the acid which gives lemons and certain other fruits their sourness.

citrus fruit (ˈsitrəs)

a type of fruit including the lemon, orange, lime etc.

citrus fruit

n (pl fruit o fruits) fruta cítrica

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