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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Citrus \Cit"rus\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]s), n. [L., a citron tree.]
     1. (Bot.) A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, lime,
        tangerine, citron, grapefruit, etc., originally natives of
        southern Asia.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Bot.) any tree belonging to the genus {Citrus}, having
        leathery evergreen leaves and bearing a soft pulpy fruit
        covered by a thick skin; -- called also {citrus tree}.
        [PJC]
  
     3. (Bot.) the fruit of a tree belonging to the genus
        {Citrus}, having a thick shiny skin and a soft, sweet to
        tart pulp.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  citrus
       n 1: any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind
            and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions [syn: {citrus
            fruit}, {citrous fruit}]
       2: any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of
          the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and
          widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having
          leathery aromatic rinds [syn: {citrus tree}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Citrus, CA (CDP, FIPS 13560)
    Location: 34.11488 N, 117.89089 W
    Population (1990): 9481 (2537 housing units)
    Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Citrus -- U.S. County in Florida
     Population (2000):    118085
     Housing Units (2000): 62204
     Land area (2000):     583.810635 sq. miles (1512.062538 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    189.337907 sq. miles (490.382908 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    773.148542 sq. miles (2002.445446 sq. km)
     Located within:       Florida (FL), FIPS 12
     Location:             28.894637 N, 82.469163 W
     Headwords:
      Citrus
      Citrus, FL
      Citrus County
      Citrus County, FL
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Citrus, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
     Population (2000):    10581
     Housing Units (2000): 2659
     Land area (2000):     0.897850 sq. miles (2.325420 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.897850 sq. miles (2.325420 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            13560
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             34.114891 N, 117.891786 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Citrus, CA
      Citrus
  

















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