citrus

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Boiled lamb brain with a splash of citrus juice - sweet memories of my childhood in Paris!

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Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of citrus gathered in one view.

noun

Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.

noun

A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

adjective

Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for citrus.

noun

Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.

See also: citrous, citrus-fruit, citrus-tree

noun

A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

See also: citrous, citrus-fruit, citrus-tree

adjective

Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.

See also: citrous, citrus-fruit, citrus-tree

noun

The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin (called zest), an inner white skin (called pith or albedo), and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.

See also: citrous, citrus-fruit, citrus-tree

Example sentences

Boiled lamb brain with a splash of citrus juice - sweet memories of my childhood in Paris!

An earlier boom in the 1880's was fuelled by the citrus industry and ended with the freezes of 1894/5.

If a human isn't able to digest citrus, it's also possible to obtain vitamin C supplements.

Difference is they are in the borders of South Australia and Victoria in Australia and into Citrus cultivation and were diversifying.

Greek olive oil isn't like Iowa potatoes, but more like California citrus groves.

For example: Sunkist is producer co-op owned by citrus growers to vertically integrate.

The citrus cure for scurvy was lost until the discovery of vitamin C.

The reason is that the Portuguese discovered very soon that the citrus are very efficient to fight scurvy, caused by C vitamin deficiency, a disease that made impossible to travel long oceanic voyages.

Look in to mixed ascorbates with citrus bioflavanoids (Quercetin and Rutin) vs.

There is no taste to it other than sweet - none of the citrus, caramel, or other types of flavors you expect in a cola.

Get citrus fruit on your desk, as well as bananas.

A ponzu scheme is a fraudulent investment operation where the operator pays returns to its investors from citrus-flavoured soy sauce sent to the operators by new investors.

Quote examples

“This is some of our citrus, here,” he said.

Funny thing is that the Persians knew citrus fruits (originated in Central Asia) long before the Portuguese but they also call it portqale while the Portuguese name (laranja) comes from the sanskrit "nāraṅga" brought by the Persians themselves.

Pcrh has already linked it below, but it's worth comparing this to the fascinating "Scott and Scurvy"[1], a similar article about scurvy, and how the widely-known citrus cure became "lost knowledge" for a while.