citrus
/ˈsɪtɹəs/
citrus noun: any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
Noun
citrus (plural citruses or citrus or (formal) citri or (rare) citrusses)
- Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
- 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.
Adjective
citrus (not generally comparable, comparative more citrus, superlative most citrus)
- Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.
- Its nose is very citrus and fruity.2001, Robin Shepard, Wisconsin's Best Breweries and Brewpubs, page 61
- […] and his cologne was more citrus than the usual leatherwood floating in formaldehyde.2007, Eric Martin, The Virgin's Guide to Mexico: A Novel, page 176
Proper noun capitalized: Citrus
Citrus
citrus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
citrus in Hindi
- साइट्रस, सिट्रस
citrus in Tamil
- shrub or tree
- கிச்சிலி kiccili
citrus in Marathi
- सिट्रस
citrus in Urdu
- سٹرس
More languagesFewer languages
- citrus in Bengali
- লেবু, কমলা, জাম্বুরা ইত্যাদি ফলগোত্র
- citrus in Telugu
- సిట్రస్, సైట్రస్
- citrus in Malayalam
- നാരകവർഗ്ഗച്ചെടി, ഇതിൻറെ ഫലം, ചെറുനാരകച്ചെടി
- citrus in Kannada
- ನಿಂಬೆ ಜಾತಿಯ ಹಣ್ಣು
- citrus in Punjabi
- ਸਿਟਰਸ, ਸਿਟ੍ਰਸ
- citrus in Gujarati
- સાઇટ્રસ, સિટ્રસ
- citrus in Odia
- ସାଇଟ୍ରସ୍, ସିଟ୍ରସ୍, ସାଇଟ୍ରସ
- citrus in Nepali
- साइट्रस, सिट्रस
- citrus in Malay
- sitrus, limau
- citrus in Indonesian
- jeruk, limau
- citrus in Persian
- بادرنگ bâdrang
Examples of citrus in a sentence
- The sugariness of the sauce went well with the tartness of the citrus fruit.
- A recent cold snap damaged citrus crops.
- A drink that balances sweet, fruity notes (like mango or citrus) with a kick of heat (like chili or Tajín).
Synonyms of citrus
Forms of citrus
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | citruses |
| plural | citrus |
| plural formal | citri |
| plural (rare) | citrusses |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more citrus |
| superlative | most citrus |
Origin of citrus
From Latin citrus (“a citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre. Thus a possible doublet of cedar.
Words formed from citrus
Phrases with citrus
Questions about citrus
- What does citrus mean?
- Citrus means any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
- What is citrus in Hindi?
- Citrus in Hindi is साइट्रस, सिट्रस. See Citrus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is citrus?
- Citrus can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce citrus?
- Citrus is pronounced /ˈsɪtɹəs/.
- What is the plural of citrus?
- The plural of citrus is citruses.
Words near citrus in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: citrus (page history and authors); Citrus (page history and authors); citrus (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); citrus (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); citrus (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); citrus (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); citrus (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); citrus (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); citrus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); citrus (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); citrus (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); citrus (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); citrus (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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