genus Citrus

/ˌdʒinəs ˌsɪtrəs/
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Definitions of genus Citrus
  1. noun
    orange; lemon; lime; etc.
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    types:
    Citrus limetta, sweet lemon, sweet lime
    lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp
    type of:
    rosid dicot genus
    a genus of dicotyledonous plants
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