citrus
See also: Citrus
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪtɹəs/
Audio (RP) (file)
Noun
citrus (plural citruses or (rare) citrusses or (rare) citri)
- Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
- 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.
Hypernyms
- (fruit): fruit
Derived terms
- citral
- citrange
- citrantin
- citric acid
- citropten
- citrusin
- Citrus County
- citrus greening
- citrus fruit
Related terms
- citrous
Translations
shrub or tree
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fruit — see citrus fruit
Adjective
citrus (not generally comparable, comparative more citrus, superlative most citrus)
- Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.
- 2001, Robin Shepard, Wisconsin's Best Breweries and Brewpubs, page 61:
- Its nose is very citrus and fruity.
- 2007, Eric Martin, The Virgin's Guide to Mexico: A Novel, page 176:
- […] and his cologne was more citrus than the usual leatherwood floating in formaldehyde.
- 2008, Chandler Burr, The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York:
- The problem with AG2 is that it's too citrus.
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Synonyms
- citrous
Anagrams
- Curtis, Turcis, rictus, rustic
Czech
Etymology
From Latin citrus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪtrus]
- Hyphenation: ci‧t‧rus
Noun
citrus m inan
- citrus
Declension
Declension of citrus
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | citrus | citrusy |
| genitive | citrusu | citrusů |
| dative | citrusu | citrusům |
| accusative | citrus | citrusy |
| vocative | citruse | citrusy |
| locative | citrusu | citrusech |
| instrumental | citrusem | citrusy |
Further reading
- citrus in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- citrus in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Citrus or Latin citrus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsi.trʏs/
- Hyphenation: ci‧trus
Noun
citrus f (plural citrussen)
- A citrus, a tree of the genus Citrus.
- Synonym: citrusboom
- A citrus fruit, a fruit from a tree of the genus Citrus.
- Synonym: citrusvrucht
- (Suriname) An orange tree.
- Synonyms: appelsienboom, sinaasappelboom
- (uncountable, rare) Citrus juice, juice from citrus fruits.
Derived terms
- citrusboom
- citruspers
- citrusvrucht
Latin
Etymology
Probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈki.trus/, [ˈkɪt̪rʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.trus/, [ˈt͡ʃiːt̪rus]
Noun
citrus f (genitive citrī); second declension
- citron tree
- thuja
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | citrus | citrī |
| Genitive | citrī | citrōrum |
| Dative | citrō | citrīs |
| Accusative | citrum | citrōs |
| Ablative | citrō | citrīs |
| Vocative | citre | citrī |
Descendants
- Translingual: Citrus
- French: citron
- → English: citrine, citron, citrus
- Italian: cedro
- Piedmontese: sitron
References
- “citrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- citrus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Anagrams
- rictus