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# citrus

noun (citrus, citruses); adjective (citrus)

«citrus» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «citrus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/citrus/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«citrus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/citrus.html) on Mova free.