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citrous

citrous \citrous\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]s), adj. of or pertaining to a citrus tree; as, a citrous disease.

Syn: citrus.

2. of or pertaining to citrus. the citrus production of Florida

Syn: citrus.

WordNet
citrous
  1. adj. of or relating to plants of the genus Citrus; "a citrous disease"

  2. of or relating to or producing fruit of the plants of the genus Citrus; "the citrus production of Florida"

Usage examples of "citrous".

The Japanese beetle, the citrous scale, the chestnut blight, and the elm borer spread to every corner of the world, and from one forgotten pesthole in Borneo, leprosy, long imagined extinct, reappeared.

The Japanese beetle, the citrous scale, the chestnut blight, and the elm borer spread to every corner of the world, and from one forgotten pesthole in Borneo, leprosy, long imagined extinct, reappeared.