citrus

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  1. noun Any of various evergreen, usually spiny shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus, such as the grapefruit, lemon, or orange, native to southern and southeast Asia, having leathery, aromatic, unifoliolate compound leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits that have a leathery aromatic rind.
  2. noun The fruit of any of these plants.
  3. adjective Of or relating to any of the citrus plants or their fruits.

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  • Underlying that cleansing breath of citrus was a scent that maddened him, clouded what little was left of both his senses and his good sense. —  YoursUntilDawn
  • If you leave a quince on your windowsill it will slowly pervade the kitchen with a delicate fragrance of vanilla, citrus, and apple. —  The Kitchn
  • Invasion Barbare balances the lavender, citrus, and herbs of a fougère that says "manly, yes" with the warm spices and sweet wood of an oriental fragrance that says "but I like it, too". —  Now Smell This
  • Cool Water Man Cool Summer ~ Featuring aquatic notes, citrus, artemisia, violet, geranium, mint, teak, amber, musk and sandalwood. —  nstperfume
  • It has beautiful tight bubbles and interesting flavors of citrus, herbs, and nuts. —  The Wine Cask Blog
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin, citron tree.

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  1. = Spanish Portuguese cidra = Italian cedro, from Latin citrus, the citron-tree: see citron.
 

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