Definitions of citrus tree
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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
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synonyms:
citrus
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types:
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orange, orange tree
any citrus tree bearing oranges
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Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock
southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
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Citrus medica, citron, citron tree
thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
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Citrus paradisi, grapefruit
citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp
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Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree
shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
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Citrus tangelo, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit
hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
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Citrus limonia, lemanderin, rangpur, rangpur lime
hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel
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Citrus limon, lemon, lemon tree
a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit
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Citrus aurantifolia, lime, lime tree
any of various related trees bearing limes
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Citroncirus webberi, citrange, citrange tree
more aromatic and acidic than oranges
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cumquat, kumquat, kumquat tree
any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
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Citrus aurantium, Seville orange, bigarade, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, marmalade orange, sour orange
any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock
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Citrus bergamia, bergamot, bergamot orange
small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
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tangerine, tangerine tree
a variety of mandarin orange
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clementine, clementine tree
a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa
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satsuma, satsuma tree
a variety of mandarin orange
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Citrus sinensis, sweet orange, sweet orange tree
probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges
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Citrus nobilis, king orange, tangor, temple orange, temple orange tree
large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida
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Citrus limetta, sweet lemon, sweet lime
lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp
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Fortunella japonica, marumi, marumi kumquat, round kumquat
shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats
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Fortunella margarita, nagami, nagami kumquat, oval kumquat
shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats
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type of:
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fruit tree
tree bearing edible fruit
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