citrus
See also: Citrus
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Etymology edit
From Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre.
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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.
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- (fruit): fruit
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shrub or tree
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fruit — see citrus fruit
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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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citrus m inan
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from translingual Citrus or Latin citrus.
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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.
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈki.trus/, [ˈkɪt̪rʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.trus/, [ˈt͡ʃiːt̪rus]
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citrus f (genitive citrī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | citrus | citrī |
Genitive | citrī | citrōrum |
Dative | citrō | citrīs |
Accusative | citrum | citrōs |
Ablative | citrō | citrīs |
Vocative | citre | citrī |
Descendants edit
- Translingual: Citrus
- French: citron
- → English: citrine, citron, citrus
- Italian: cedro
- Lombard: zeder
- Piedmontese: sitron
References edit
- “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)
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