Phrase guide

citrus fruit

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: citrus, citrous fruit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible fruit

Narrower terms: orange, mandarin, mandarin orange, kumquat, lemon, lime, grapefruit, pomelo, shaddock, citrange, citron

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Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 柑橘類 /柑橘类 (gānjúlèi) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柑橘類水果 /柑橘类水果 (gānjúlèi shuǐguǒ) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柑橘类 (gānjúlèi) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柑橘类水果 (gānjúlèi shuǐguǒ) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柑橘屬 /柑橘属 (gānjúshǔ) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柑橘屬水果 /柑橘属水果 (gānjúshǔ shuǐguǒ) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柑橘属 (gānjúshǔ) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柑橘属水果 (gānjúshǔ shuǐguǒ) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柑橘 (gānjú) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Czech: citrusové ovoce — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Dutch: citrusvrucht — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Fijian: moli — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Finnish: sitrushedelmä — fruit of genus Citrus
  • French: agrume — fruit of genus Citrus
  • German: Zitrusfrucht — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Greek: εσπεριδοειδές (esperidoeidés) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Hebrew: פְּרִי הָדָר (pri hadár) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Hungarian: déligyümölcs — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Icelandic: sítrusávöxtur — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Ido: citrus-frukto — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Indonesian: jeruk — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Irish: citreas — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Irish: toradh citris — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Italian: agrume — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Japanese: 柑橘 (kankitsu) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Japanese: 柑橘類 (kankitsurui) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Japanese: シトラス (shitorasu) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Javanese: jeruk — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Old Javanese: jruk — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Khmer: ក្រូច (krouc) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Korean: 감귤 (gamgyul) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Korean: 감귤류 (gamgyullyu) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Latin: citrus — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Macedonian: агруми (agrumi) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Malay: limau — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Malay: jeruk — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Brunei Malay: limau — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Māori: hua hīmoe — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sitrusfrukt — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sitrusfrukt — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Occitan: agrum — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Occitan: agrume — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Mezquital-Otomi: 'ñits'i — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Persian: مرکبات (morakkabât) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Polish: cytrus — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Portuguese: fruta cítrica — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Romanian: citrice — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Romanian: agrume — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Russian: цитрус (citrus) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Slovene: agrumi — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Spanish: fruta cítrica — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Swedish: citrusfrukt — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Tagalog: pamiga — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Tamil: கிச்சிலி (kiccili) — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Tongan: moli — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Turkish: narenciye — fruit of genus Citrus
  • Turkish: turunçgiller — fruit of genus Citrus