citrous fruit

1. 1.

   any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions

   Synonymscitruscitrus fruit

   Broaderedible fruit

   Narrowerorangemandarinkumquatlemonlimegrapefruitpomelocitrangecitron

   Part ofcitrus

   Partssection

Questions about citrous fruit

What does citrous fruit mean?

citrous fruit means "any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions".

What is another word for citrous fruit?

Close synonyms include citrus, citrus fruit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is citrous fruit a common word?

citrous fruit is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.