English noun: citrus |
| 1. | citrus (food) any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions |
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| Synonyms | citrous fruit, citrus fruit |
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| Broader (hypernym) | edible fruit |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | citrange, citron, grapefruit, kumquat, lemon, lime, mandarin, mandarin orange, orange, pomelo, shaddock |
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| Part holonym | section |
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| Part meronym | citrus, citrus tree |
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| 2. | citrus (plant) 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 tree |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fruit tree |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | citrange, citrange tree, citron, citron tree, Citroncirus webberi, Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus limon, Citrus limonia, Citrus maxima, Citrus medica, Citrus paradisi, Citrus reticulata, Citrus tangelo, cumquat, grapefruit, kumquat, kumquat tree, lemanderin, lemon, lemon tree, lime, lime tree, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, orange, orange tree, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, rangpur, rangpur lime, shaddock, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit |
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| Part holonym | citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit |
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| Member meronym | genus Citrus |
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