GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

last match results

Found 2 definitions

1.       
   ‖Citrus (sĭtˈrŭs), 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.
   
   [1913 Webster]
   
   
   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.
   
   [PJC]
   
   
   3. (Bot.) the fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Citrus, having a thick shiny skin and a soft, sweet to tart pulp.
   
   [PJC]
   
   
         
       

2.       
   citrus tree (sĭtˈrŭs trēˌ), n. (Bot.) same as citrus{2.
   
   [PJC]