citrus
noun/ˈsɪtrəs/
/ˈsɪtrəs/
[uncountable]- fruit belonging to the group of fruit that includes oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit
- citrus fruit/trees/growers
- fabric in bright citrus shades (= orange, yellow or green)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCitrus is used before these nouns:- fruit
Word OriginLatin, ‘citron tree, thuja’.Want to learn more?
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