CITRUS FRUIT Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase citrus fruit. (close relations)
Definition of CITRUS FRUIT
citrus
Best Alternative Words for CITRUS FRUIT
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clementine | nounn | |||||||
noun • a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa • a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds | ||||||||
grapefruit | nounn | |||||||
noun • citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp • large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half | ||||||||
lemon | nounn | |||||||
noun • yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh • a strong yellow color • a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit • a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons • an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory | ||||||||
lime | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a caustic substance produced by heating limestone • a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide • a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds • any of various related trees bearing limes • any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber • the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees verb • spread birdlime on branches to catch birds • cover with lime so as to induce growth | ||||||||
orange | nounn | |||||||
noun • round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees • a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean • orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow • any citrus tree bearing oranges • any pigment producing the orange color adjective satellite • of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange | ||||||||
tangerine | nounn | |||||||
noun • a variety of mandarin orange, known in Telugu and Portugal as kamala kaya and in Australia as a mandarin • any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa • a reddish to vivid orange color adjective satellite • of a strong reddish orange color | ||||||||
citrus | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions • 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 | ||||||||
citrous fruit | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions |