citrus

1. 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. 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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