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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Citrus \Cit"rus\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]s), n. [L., a citron tree.] (Bot.) A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, citron, etc., originally natives of southern Asia. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: citrus adj 1: of or relating to plants of the genus Citrus; "a citrous disease" [syn: {citrous}] 2: of or relating to or producing fruit of the plants of the genus Citrus; "the citrus production of Florida" [syn: {citrous}] n 1: any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions [syn: {citrus 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)
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