CITROUS FRUIT Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase citrous fruit. (close relations)
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| clementine | nounn | |||||
noun • a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa • a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds | ||||||
| grapefruit | nounn | |||||
noun • citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp • large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half | ||||||
| lemon | nounn | |||||
noun • yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh • a strong yellow color • a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit • a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons • an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory | ||||||
| lime | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a caustic substance produced by heating limestone • a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide • a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds • any of various related trees bearing limes • any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber • the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees verb • spread birdlime on branches to catch birds • cover with lime so as to induce growth | ||||||
| mandarin | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China • shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia • a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group • any high government official or bureaucrat • a high public official of imperial China • a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China | ||||||
| orange | nounn | |||||
noun • round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees • a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean • orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow • any citrus tree bearing oranges • any pigment producing the orange color adjective satellite • of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange | ||||||
| tangerine | nounn | |||||
noun • a variety of mandarin orange, known in Telugu and Portugal as kamala kaya and in Australia as a mandarin • any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa • a reddish to vivid orange color adjective satellite • of a strong reddish orange color | ||||||
| citrus | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions • 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 | ||||||
| citrus fruit | nounn | |||||
noun • any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions | ||||||
