Citrusy vs. Citrus

Citrusyadjective

Resembling a citrus fruit in taste or aroma.

Citrusnoun

Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.

Citrusnoun

The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin (called zest), an inner white skin (called pith or albedo), and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.

Citrusadjective

Of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.

Citrusnoun

A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, lime, tangerine, citron, grapefruit, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.

Citrusnoun

any tree belonging to the genus Citrus, having leathery evergreen leaves and bearing a soft pulpy fruit covered by a thick skin; - called also citrus tree.

Citrusnoun

the fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Citrus, having a thick shiny skin and a soft, sweet to tart pulp.

Citrusnoun

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

Citrusnoun

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

Citrus

Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes.