Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word CITRUS

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Definitions of CITRUS

1. Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
2. 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.
3. Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.
4. A CDP in Los Angeles County, California, US.

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Examples of Using CITRUS in a Sentence

• The economy of the Cook Islands is based mainly on tourism, with minor exports made up of tropical and citrus fruit.
• They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer, to which, in addition to bitterness, they impart floral, fruity, or citrus flavours and aromas.
• By conducting one of the first ever clinical trials, he developed the theory that citrus fruits cured scurvy.
• Different classifications have alternatively assigned them to anywhere from a single species, Citrus japonica, to numerous species representing each cultivar.
• Well-known members of Sapindales include citrus; maples, horse-chestnuts, lychees and rambutans; mangos and cashews; frankincense and myrrh; mahogany and neem.
• Title Deed lands, where the bulk of high-value crops are grown (sugar, forestry, and citrus) are characterized by high levels of investment and irrigation, and high productivity.
• Vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid and ascorbate) is a water-soluble vitamin found in citrus and other fruits, berries and vegetables.
• Its canal system led to a thriving farming community with the original settlers' crops, such as alfalfa, cotton, citrus, and hay, remaining important parts of the local economy for decades.
• Due to periodic spells of quite cold winter weather (frosts) in Orange County, it is no longer the home of orange trees and citrus orchards.
• Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes.
• The grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi) is a subtropical citrus tree known for its relatively large, sour to semi-sweet, somewhat bitter fruit.
• The county was home to numerous citrus farms in its early days prior to the Great Freeze in the winter of 1894–1895.
• Citrus production declined dramatically after the "Big Freeze" of 1894-1895: today, citrus is grown on one large grove, Bellamy Grove; additionally, some residents have citrus trees on their personal property.
• The December 1989 United States cold wave destroyed most of the citrus groves, dealing an economic blow from which many growers could not recover.
• alt=The Clementine Mural painting in Puisserguier France, representing Father Abram, founder of the Algerian Misserghin orphanage where the 1st citrus clementina was selected by brother Clement, a map of the different locations mentioned, and the citrus flowers, whole smooth fruit and some of its easy to peel separated sections.
• In a base of dilute ethanol (70–90%), eau de cologne contains a mixture of citrus oils, including oils of lemon, orange, tangerine, clementine, bergamot, lime, grapefruit, blood orange, bitter orange, and neroli.
• Orange Cove has one High School (Orange Cove High School) and Middle School (Citrus Middle School) as well as three Elementary Schools: Sheridan Elementary School, McCord Elementary School, and A.
• Azusa is bordered by the San Gabriel Mountains range to the north, Irwindale to the west, the unincorporated community of Vincent to the southwest, Glendora and the unincorporated community of Citrus to the east, and Covina to the south.
• Originally a small agricultural settlement (primarily citrus orchards) centered on the intersection of Arrow Highway and Bonnie Cove Avenue, population growth greatly expanded the area recognized as "Charter Oak".
• Such parcels, often referred to as "railroad lots", were intended to allow the new town's residents to keep a large vegetable garden, a grove of fruit trees (usually citrus), and a chicken coop or horse stable.

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