citrus fruit

noun

Any of the fruits in the common genus Citrus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae.

Similar
citrusorangecitrous fruit

Meanings

nouncitrus fruit (plural citrus fruits)

plural citrus fruits

  1. Any of the fruits in the common genus Citrus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae.

    Synonyms: citrus, orange

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the fruits in the common genus Citrus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae.

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions

Similar
citruscitrous fruit
Broader
edible fruit
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 柑橘類 /柑橘类, 柑橘類水果 /柑橘类水果
  • 柑橘類 /柑橘类 (gānjúlèi)fruit of genus Citrus
  • 柑橘類水果 /柑橘类水果 (gānjúlèi shuǐguǒ)fruit of genus Citrus
  • 柑橘类 (gānjúlèi)fruit of genus Citrus
  • 柑橘类水果 (gānjúlèi shuǐguǒ)fruit of genus Citrus
  • 柑橘屬 /柑橘属 (gānjúshǔ)fruit of genus Citrus
  • 柑橘屬水果 /柑橘属水果 (gānjúshǔ shuǐguǒ)fruit of genus Citrus
  • 柑橘属 (gānjúshǔ)fruit of genus Citrus
  • 柑橘属水果 (gānjúshǔ shuǐguǒ)fruit of genus Citrus
  • 柑橘 (gānjú)fruit of genus Citrus
Czech citrusové ovoce
  • citrusové ovocefruit of genus Citrus
Dutch citrusvrucht
  • citrusvruchtfruit of genus Citrus
Finnish sitrushedelmä
  • sitrushedelmäfruit of genus Citrus
French agrume
  • agrumefruit of genus Citrus
German Zitrusfrucht
  • Zitrusfruchtfruit of genus Citrus
Greek εσπεριδοειδές
  • εσπεριδοειδές (esperidoeidés)fruit of genus Citrus
Hebrew פְּרִי הָדָר
  • פְּרִי הָדָר (pri hadár)fruit of genus Citrus
Hungarian déligyümölcs
  • déligyümölcsfruit of genus Citrus
Icelandic sítrusávöxtur
  • sítrusávöxturfruit of genus Citrus
Indonesian jeruk
  • jerukfruit of genus Citrus
Irish citreas, toradh citris
  • citreasfruit of genus Citrus
  • toradh citrisfruit of genus Citrus
Italian agrume
  • agrumefruit of genus Citrus
Japanese 柑橘, 柑橘類
  • 柑橘 (kankitsu)fruit of genus Citrus
  • 柑橘類 (kankitsurui)fruit of genus Citrus
  • シトラス (shitorasu)fruit of genus Citrus
Korean 감귤, 감귤류
  • 감귤 (gamgyul)fruit of genus Citrus
  • 감귤류 (gamgyullyu)fruit of genus Citrus
Latin citrus
  • citrusfruit of genus Citrus
Malay limau, jeruk
  • limaufruit of genus Citrus
  • jerukfruit of genus Citrus
Māori hua hīmoe
  • hua hīmoefruit of genus Citrus
Norwegian Bokmål sitrusfrukt
  • sitrusfruktfruit of genus Citrus
Persian مرکبات
  • مرکبات (morakkabât)fruit of genus Citrus
Polish cytrus
  • cytrusfruit of genus Citrus
Portuguese fruta cítrica
  • fruta cítricafruit of genus Citrus
Romanian citrice, agrume
  • citricefruit of genus Citrus
  • agrumefruit of genus Citrus
Russian цитрус
  • цитрус (citrus)fruit of genus Citrus
Spanish fruta cítrica
  • fruta cítricafruit of genus Citrus
Swedish citrusfrukt
  • citrusfruktfruit of genus Citrus
Tagalog pamiga
  • pamigafruit of genus Citrus
Tamil கிச்சிலி
  • கிச்சிலி (kiccili)fruit of genus Citrus
Turkish narenciye, turunçgiller
  • narenciyefruit of genus Citrus
  • turunçgillerfruit of genus Citrus
Cite this entry
APA

citrus fruit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citrus%20fruit

MLA

“citrus fruit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citrus%20fruit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “citrus fruit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citrus%20fruit.

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