citrus

1. Any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp;
   Grown in warm regions (synset 107763031)
   is a type of: edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
   subtypes:

   • orange - round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
   • mandarin, mandarin orange - a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China
   • kumquat - small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp
   • lemon - yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
   • lime - the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
   • grapefruit - large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half
   • pomelo, shaddock - large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp
   • citrange - more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade
   • citron - large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
   has: section - a segment of a citrus fruit
   is a part of: citrus, citrus tree - 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
   same as: citrous fruit, citrus fruit
2. 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 (synset 112728541)
   is a type of: fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
   subtypes:

   • orange, orange tree - any citrus tree bearing oranges
   • citrus decumana, citrus grandis, citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock - southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
   • citron, citron tree, citrus medica - thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
   • citrus paradisi, grapefruit - citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp
   • 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
   • citrus tangelo, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit - hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
   • citrus limonia, lemanderin, rangpur, rangpur lime - hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel
   • citrus limon, lemon, lemon tree - a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit
   • citrus aurantifolia, lime, lime tree - any of various related trees bearing limes
   • citrange, citrange tree, citroncirus webberi - more aromatic and acidic than oranges
   • 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
   belongs to: genus citrus - orange; lemon; lime; etc.
   has: citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
   same as: citrus tree

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