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Definition of Citrus fruit
1. Noun. Any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions.
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit
Terms within: Section
Specialized synonyms: Orange, Mandarin, Mandarin Orange, Kumquat, Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, Pomelo, Shaddock, Citrange, Citron
Group relationships: Citrus, Citrus Tree
Derivative terms: Citrous
Definition of Citrus fruit
1. Noun. A fruit of a common genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Citrus Fruit
Literary usage of Citrus fruit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1905)
"The following table shows the output of citrus fruits in carloads and boxes for
a period of ten years: California citrus fruit Shipments. Season. Carloads. ..."
2. The History of Cuba by Willis Fletcher Johnson (1920)
"A prominent horticulturist, who during the first Government of American Intervention
made a careful study of the citrus fruit of Cuba, stated that the ..."
3. Coöperation in agriculture by George Harold Powell (1913)
"Selling the California Citrus-fruit Crop The California orange and lemon crop
now equals nearly fifty thousand carloads, or twenty million boxes. ..."
4. The Commercial Apple Industry of North America by John Clifford Folger, Samuel Mable Thomson (1921)
"Competition with citrus fruit. In discussing the outlook for the apple industry,
some consideration must be given to its relative status in comparison with ..."
5. How Farmers Co-operate and Double Profits: First-hand Reports on All the by Clarence Hamilton Poe (1915)
"... CHAPTER XV WHAT CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA citrus fruit GROWERS HAVE DONE Florida
Growers Spend About $100000 in Advertising and Opening Up New Markets, ..."
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