Citrus Fruits

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Citrus Fruits are native to tropical areas, and are best grown commercially in warm climates. The term citrus includes orange, lemon, grapefruit, mandarin, kumquat, lime and citron.

Types of Citrus 

  • Orange: a fruit growing in most sub-tropical climates and in univeral demand. It is grown on an evergreen tree that attains a height of about 20 feet at maturity.
  • Lemon: a pale-yellow thick-skinned oval citrus fruit with acidic juice.
  • Grapefruit: A large roundish, yellow-skinned edible citrus fruit.
  • Mandarin: a small flattish deep-colored orange with a loose skin.
  • Kumquat: an orange-like fruit with a sweet rind and acid pulp
  • Lime: A round citrus fruit like a lemon but greener, smaller and more acid.
  • Citron: the fruit of a tree of the lemon order, with thick rind, much used for candied peel.

References 

  • Pears Cyclopaedia, Twenty-Ninth Edition, 1926.
  • The New International Illustrated Encyclopaedia, Volume 2, 1954.
  • The Budget Macquarie Dictionary, Third Edition, 1999.
  • The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, 1992

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