[syn: citrus, citrus tree]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Citrus \Cit"rus\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]s), n. [L., a citron tree.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, lime,
tangerine, citron, grapefruit, etc., originally natives of
southern Asia.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) any tree belonging to the genus Citrus, having
leathery evergreen leaves and bearing a soft pulpy fruit
covered by a thick skin; -- called also citrus tree.
[PJC]
3. (Bot.) the fruit of a tree belonging to the genus
Citrus, having a thick shiny skin and a soft, sweet to
tart pulp.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
citrus
n 1: any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick
rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions [syn: citrus,
citrus fruit, citrous fruit]
2: any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of
the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely
cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery
aromatic rinds [syn: citrus, citrus tree]
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Citrus -- U.S. County in Florida
Population (2000): 118085
Housing Units (2000): 62204
Land area (2000): 583.810635 sq. miles (1512.062538 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 189.337907 sq. miles (490.382908 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 773.148542 sq. miles (2002.445446 sq. km)
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 28.894637 N, 82.469163 W
Headwords:
Citrus
Citrus, FL
Citrus County
Citrus County, FL
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Citrus, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000): 10581
Housing Units (2000): 2659
Land area (2000): 0.897850 sq. miles (2.325420 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.897850 sq. miles (2.325420 sq. km)
FIPS code: 13560
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 34.114891 N, 117.891786 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Citrus, CA
Citrus