citrus

== English == === Etymology === From Latin citrus (“a citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre. Thus a possible doublet of cedar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪtɹəs/ === Noun === citrus (plural citruses or citrus or (formal) citri or (rare) citrusses) 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== citrous ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === citrus (not generally comparable, comparative more citrus, superlative most citrus) Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit. ==== Synonyms ==== citric citrous ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Curtis, Turcis, rictus, rustic == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin citrus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɪtrus] Hyphenation: ci‧t‧rus === Noun === citrus m inan citrus ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “citrus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “citrus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from taxonomic name Citrus or Latin citrus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsi.trʏs/ Hyphenation: ci‧trus === Noun === citrus f (plural citrussen, no diminutive) 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 Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɪ.trʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiː.trus] === Noun === citrus f (genitive citrī); second declension citron tree thuja ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== citrifōrmis ==== Descendants ==== Translingual: Citrus French: citron → English: citrine, citron, citrus Italian: cedro Lombard: zeder 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, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) === Anagrams === rictus == Swedish == === Noun === citrus c citrus (any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== citrusfrukt (“citrus fruit”) citrusodlare (“citrus grower, citriculturist”) citrusträd (“citrus tree”) citrusväxt (“citrus plant”) ==== See also ==== apelsin bergamott blodapelsin citron clementin grapefrukt lime mandarin satsuma === References === “citrus”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “citrus”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “citrus”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)