citrus

English

/ˈsɪ.tɹəs/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin citrus (citron tree, thuja, citron) derived from Ancient Greek κέδρος (cedar, juniper, juniper tree, applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees, cedar-oil).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κέδρος

Gloss

cedar, juniper, juniper tree, applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees, cedar-oil

Kanji

杉

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