citrus tree

/ˌsɪtrəs tri/

Other forms: citrus trees

Definitions of citrus tree

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: citrus

   types:

   orange, orange tree

   any citrus tree bearing oranges

   Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock

   southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits

   Citrus medica, citron, citron tree

   thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind

   Citrus paradisi, grapefruit

   citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp

   Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree

   shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia

   Citrus tangelo, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit

   hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida

   Citrus limonia, lemanderin, rangpur, rangpur lime

   hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel

   Citrus limon, lemon, lemon tree

   a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit

   Citrus aurantifolia, lime, lime tree

   any of various related trees bearing limes

   Citroncirus webberi, citrange, citrange tree

   more aromatic and acidic than oranges

   cumquat, kumquat, kumquat tree

   any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp

   Citrus aurantium, Seville orange, bigarade, bitter orange, bitter orange tree, marmalade orange, sour orange

   any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock

   Citrus bergamia, bergamot, bergamot orange

   small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy

   tangerine, tangerine tree

   a variety of mandarin orange

   clementine, clementine tree

   a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa

   satsuma, satsuma tree

   a variety of mandarin orange

   Citrus sinensis, sweet orange, sweet orange tree

   probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges

   Citrus nobilis, king orange, tangor, temple orange, temple orange tree

   large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida

   Citrus limetta, sweet lemon, sweet lime

   lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp

   Fortunella japonica, marumi, marumi kumquat, round kumquat

   shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats

   Fortunella margarita, nagami, nagami kumquat, oval kumquat

   shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats

   type of:

   fruit tree

   tree bearing edible fruit