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# citrus

«citrus» in Mova's school dictionary: **A group of fruit trees, and their juicy fruits with thick…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (citrus, citruses); adjective (citrus)

### meaning for a pupil

A group of fruit trees, and their juicy fruits with thick peel, such as oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citrus/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons, citrus fruits are full of vitamin C; sailors once ate limes to prevent scurvy. In cooking, citrus flavour is sharp and fresh. In science experiments, lemon juice is an acid.

### examples

- Oranges and lemons are citrus fruits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citrus/#x1)
- Citrus fruits are full of vitamin C. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citrus/#x2)
- I love the smell of citrus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citrus/#x3)
- Sailors ate citrus fruit to stop scurvy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citrus/#x4)
- Lemon juice is acidic because it's a citrus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citrus/#x5)
- Citrus trees grow in warm places. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citrus/#x6)

### note

Often used as an adjective: citrus fruit. Spelling: citrus (not «citrous» for the noun).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «citrus» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citrus/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.