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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
citrus
noun
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■ NOUN
fruit
▪ The essential oil in citrus fruit is found in the outer rind, so simple pressure is used for extracting the oils.
▪ Grapes, almonds, olives, citrus fruit and pulses feature in local recipes.
▪ It is still widely used on citrus fruit, soybeans, coffee beans, tobacco, cotton and other crops.
▪ But the ancient world would have found a lot more uses for citrus fruit.
▪ Over the centuries citrus fruits have also been used to cure fever and protect against poisoning.
▪ Sugar, citrus fruits, cocoa, were made available to a mass market.
▪ Vitamin C is readily available in citrus fruits and green peppers.
▪ Anyone worried that citrus fruits are too acid will be relieved to learn that they become alkaline during digestion.
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▪ On the southern Dhofar coast, monsoon rains provide a fertile climate in which bananas and citrus trees proliferate.
▪ Muslin fell between arches which overlooked a garden of palms and fountains and citrus trees.
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▪ Several low rise hotels, backed by quiet citrus groves, are spaced around the half mile bay.
▪ She could taste him, round and warm and citrus, deep and cinnamon.
▪ The acidity in the citrus is excellent for raising the acid level in the compost heap.
▪ The best way to prepare citrus for composting is to cut the fruit up so it can break down easier.
▪ The pervading citrus smell of aftershave, the same smell that had saturated Brady's apartment and Feldman's studio.
▪ They may give out scents of citrus, mint, pine or rose, and most make wonderful patio plants.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Citrus

Citrus \Cit"rus\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]s), n. [L., a citron tree.]

  1. (Bot.) A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, lime, tangerine, citron, grapefruit, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.

  2. (Bot.) any tree belonging to the genus Citrus, having leathery evergreen leaves and bearing a soft pulpy fruit covered by a thick skin; -- called also citrus tree.

  3. (Bot.) the fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Citrus, having a thick shiny skin and a soft, sweet to tart pulp.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
citrus

1825, from Modern Latin genus name, from Latin citrus "citron tree," name of an African tree with aromatic wood and lemon-like fruit, the first citrus fruit to become available in the West. The name, like the tree, is probably of Asiatic origin [OED]. But Klein traces it to Greek kedros "cedar," and writes that the change of dr into tr shows that the word came from Greek into Latin through the medium of the Etruscans. As a noun, "tree of the genus Citrus," from 1885.

Wiktionary
citrus

a. Of or relating to citrus plants or fruit. n. 1 Any of several shrubs or trees of 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, 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.

WordNet
citrus
  1. n. any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions [syn: citrus fruit, citrous fruit]

  2. 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 [syn: citrus tree]

Gazetteer
Citrus, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000): 10581
Housing Units (2000): 2659
Land area (2000): 0.897850 sq. miles (2.325420 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.897850 sq. miles (2.325420 sq. km)
FIPS code: 13560
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 34.114891 N, 117.891786 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Citrus, CA
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Citrus -- U.S. County in Florida
Population (2000): 118085
Housing Units (2000): 62204
Land area (2000): 583.810635 sq. miles (1512.062538 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 189.337907 sq. miles (490.382908 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 773.148542 sq. miles (2002.445446 sq. km)
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 28.894637 N, 82.469163 W
Headwords:
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Citrus, FL
Citrus County
Citrus County, FL
Wikipedia
Citrus (album)

Citrus is the second studio album by New York-based shoegaze band Asobi Seksu. It was released on May 30, 2006 by Friendly Fire Recordings in the US, and on August 13, 2007 in Europe by One Little Indian Records. Three singles were released from the album: "Thursday" in August 2007, "Strawberries" in November 2007 and "Goodbye" in March 2008. The song "Thursday" was featured in episode 1 of season 2 of the British TV series Skins, and the songs "Lions and Tigers" and "Nefi + Girly" were featured in the first episode of season 3 of Skins.

Citrus (disambiguation)

Citrus is a genus of flowering plants including the orange and lemon.

Citrus may also refer to:

Citrus (band)

Citrus was a Japanese indie-pop band on the Trattoria Records label founded by Oyamada Keigo (aka Cornelius). It was formed in 1990 by Takeaki Emori (江森丈晃, Emori Takeaki) and Michiko Endō (遠藤倫子, Endō Michiko). They released a number of cassette tapes and EPs before they broke up in 2001 without releasing an album.

Citrus (manga)

is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Saburouta. The series began serialization in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime from November 17, 2012 and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Citrus

Citrus is a common term and genus (Citrus) of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae.

The most recent research indicates an origin in Australia, New Caledonia and New Guinea. Some researchers believe that the origin is in the part of Southeast Asia bordered by Northeast India, Burma (Myanmar) and the Yunnan province of China, and it is in this region that some commercial species such as oranges, mandarins, and lemons originated. Citrus fruit has been cultivated in an ever-widening area since ancient times, with the best-known examples being the oranges, lemons, grapefruit, and limes.

Usage examples of "citrus".

Thus, all the while that Galileo was inventing modern physics, teaching mathematics to princes, discovering new phenomena among the planets, publishing science books for the general public, and defending his bold theories against establishment enemies, he was also buying thread for Suor Luisa, choosing organ music for Mother Achillea, shipping gifts of food, and supplying his homegrown citrus fruits, wine, and rosemary leaves for the kitchen and apothecary at San Matteo.

Brassica oleracea, circumnutation of the radicle, of the arched hypocotyl whilst still buried beneath the ground, whilst rising above the ground and straightening itself, and when erect--Circumnutation of the cotyledons--Rate of movement--Analogous observations on various organs in species of Githago, Gossypium, Oxalis, Tropaeolum, Citrus, Aesculus, of several Leguminous and Cucurbitaceous genera, Opuntia, Helianthus, Primula, Cyclamen, Stapelia, Cerinthe, Nolana, Solanum, Beta, Ricinus, Quercus, Corylus, Pinus, Cycas, Canna, Allium, Asparagus, Phalaris, Zea, Avena, Nephrodium, and Selaginella.

Canada Dry in fact uses, besides oleoresins and oils of ginger, vanilla, clove oil, cassia bark, rose oil, and citrus oils.

Court upheld the application to oranges which were intended for the interstate market of a Florida statute prohibiting the sale, shipment, or delivery for shipment of any citrus fruits which were immature or otherwise unfit for consumption.

Food arrived and Matt ate, dipping her bacon in the egg yolks and the syrup, loving the citrus bite of the orange juice after the sopping, pillowy texture and maple sweetness of the pancakes.

Matt ate, dipping her bacon in the egg yolks and the syrup, loving the citrus bite of the orange juice after the sopping, pillowy texture and maple sweetness of the pancakes.

From the wine riddler who turns the bottles in their cradles, to the wine pourer who allows credulous monkeys to taste little dollops prior to their purchase, to the sommelier who makes diners feel inadequate to the task of selecting their drinks, to the critic who compares the slight hint of chocolate to the subtle undertow of citrus and nutmeg, the field of wine is full of grapes.

Mannesmann wash-head and solution of nonionic surfactant made from California citrus juice.

Riane gave a little moan of longing, and for a delicious moment the kiss consumed them both in a perfumed cloud of citrus and musk.

Brassica oleracea, circumnutation of the radicle, of the arched hypocotyl whilst still buried beneath the ground, whilst rising above the ground and straightening itself, and when erect--Circumnutation of the cotyledons--Rate of movement--Analogous observations on various organs in species of Githago, Gossypium, Oxalis, Tropaeolum, Citrus, Aesculus, of several Leguminous and Cucurbitaceous genera, Opuntia, Helianthus, Primula, Cyclamen, Stapelia, Cerinthe, Nolana, Solanum, Beta, Ricinus, Quercus, Corylus, Pinus, Cycas, Canna, Allium, Asparagus, Phalaris, Zea, Avena, Nephrodium, and Selaginella.

The fruits are citrus, dates, melons, apricots, figs, almonds, and cactus fruit.

The staples were wheat and rice from the original Anatolian agricultural package, but supplemented by quince originally from the Caucasus, millet from Central Asia, cucumber, sesame, and citrus fruit from India, and apricots and peaches from China.

Roach, the Chicago railroad man who has taken such a liking to him, is very interested in what Walter tells him about possibilities for citrus farming out at Deep Lake Hammock, where Billy Bowlegs had his gardens in the Indian Wars.

A complex Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc with a hint of citrus enlivened the evening.

Mannesmann wash-head and solution of nonionic surfactant made from California citrus juice.