citrus

Meanings

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
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.

Adj

Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre. Thus a possible doublet of cedar.

Synonyms

citric, citrous, citrous fruit, citrus fruit, citrus tree

Scrabble Score: 8

citrus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
citrus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 10

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