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  • noun Plural form of citrus.

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Examples

  • I went to the Super Giant in Rockville to get the "citruses" early in the morning to avoid the rush of that place.

    Archive 2009-08-01 Cupcake Queen 2009

  • In summer, one naturally gravitates toward all those light grassy scents—florals, tomato leaves, citruses—but come evening, there should be an altogether headier thing going on.

    In the Mood for Fragrant Nights in the Garden Rita Konig 2011

  • I love the fact that they are mature before oranges and other citruses, providing an alternative to the crappy winter apples.

    Taste Test: Persimmon - Boing Boing 2009

  • Also known as "caviar limes," these elongated citruses, the size of fat snap peas, contain a wondrous secret.

    Bits & Bites: News You Can Eat Charlotte Druckman 2011

  • The vanilla and "citruses coated in cinnamon sugar" caught my attention.

    Andy Tauer Une Rose Chypre: Perfume Review and a Prize Draw Marina Geigert 2009

  • Peony did a cute little dance with citruses in the top notes, all tastefully sparkly and fresh-faced, and I am in a mood for this kind of clean-ish, conventional prettiness right now.

    Sniffing at Sephora: Gucci Flora, Tocca Brigitte, Guerlain Figue-Iris, Philosophy Unconditional Love Marina Geigert 2009

  • After a quick spiel about how to ingest the berry, people purchased them for $5 a pop and were instructed to start with the citruses.

    Jeff Squires: Flavor Tripping: What Foodies Do to Up the Ante 2009

  • According to the website, L'Eau de L'Artisan adds to the traditional notes of citruses, herbs and tree moss a fresh twist of marine accord and hay.

    Top 10 Summer Perfumes and a Prize Draw Marina Geigert 2009

  • The thorny verdancy of geranium, the rootiness of vetiver, the dirtiness of patchouli, the rich sharpness of oak moss are tamed and softened by the mouthwatering vanilla and citruses coated in cinnamon sugar...the rose is caught in-between the two streams, benefiting from both, wild and delicate, green and honeyed, spicy and silky-smooth all at once.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Marina Geigert 2009

  • The thorny verdancy of geranium, the rootiness of vetiver, the dirtiness of patchouli, the rich sharpness of oak moss are tamed and softened by the mouthwatering vanilla and citruses coated in cinnamon sugar...the rose is caught in-between the two streams, benefiting from both, wild and delicate, green and honeyed, spicy and silky-smooth all at once.

    Andy Tauer Une Rose Chypre: Perfume Review and a Prize Draw Marina Geigert 2009

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