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citri

citri is the plural of citrus.

Meaning of citrus

Noun

citrus (plural citruses or citrus or (formal) citri or (rare) citrusses)

  1. Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
  2. 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.

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Origin of citri

From Latin citrī, plural of citrus.

Questions about citri

What is citri the plural of?
Citri is the plural of citrus.

Words near citri in the dictionary

  1. citren
  2. citrene
  3. citreorosein
  4. citreous
  5. citreoviridin
  6. citri
  7. citric
  8. citric acid
  9. citric acid cycle
  10. citricola scale
  11. citricola scales

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