citrus

1. 1.

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

   Synonymscitrus fruitcitrous fruit

   Broaderedible fruit

   Narrowerorangemandarinkumquatlemonlimegrapefruitpomelocitrangecitron

   Partssection
2. 2.

   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

   Synonymscitrus tree

   Broaderfruit tree

   Narrowerorangepomelocitrongrapefruitmandarintangelorangpurlemonlimecitrange

   Part ofgenus Citrus

Other forms of citrus

plural

citruses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about citrus

What does citrus mean?

citrus means "any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in citrus?

citrus has 2 syllables: cit-rus. The stress falls on "cit". In IPA it is /ˈsɪtɹəs/.

What is another word for citrus?

Close synonyms include citrus fruit, citrous fruit, citrus tree. 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 citrus a common word?

citrus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.