citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit
(noun) any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
citrus, citrus tree
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
citrus (plural citruses)
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.
citrus (not comparable)
Of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.
• Curtis, rictus, rustic
Citrus
A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Cit"rus, n. Etym: [L., a citron tree.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, citron, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
