5 definitions found 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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