citrus fruit

Noun
  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

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