citrus
/ˈsɪtɹəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.58 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin (called zest), an inner white skin (called pith or albedo), and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.
name
A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Example Sentences
- "Its nose is very citrus and fruity."
- "[…] and his cologne was more citrus than the usual leatherwood floating in formaldehyde."
- "The problem with AG2 is that it's too citrus."
Etymology
From Latin citrus (“a citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre. Thus a possible doublet of cedar.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: citrus, -, κέδρος
Inflected Forms
citruses (plural)
citri (formal, plural)
citrusses (plural, rare)
more citrus (comparative)
most citrus (superlative)