citrus

Etymology

From Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre.

noun

1. Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
2. 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.

adj

1. Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.
   Its nose is very citrus and fruity. 2001, Robin Shepard, Wisconsin's Best Breweries and Brewpubs, page 61
   […] and his cologne was more citrus than the usual leatherwood floating in formaldehyde. 2007, Eric Martin, The Virgin's Guide to Mexico: A Novel, page 176
   The problem with AG2 is that it's too citrus. 2008, Chandler Burr, The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York