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Citrus can only handle consistently cold temperatures for a limited amount of time, so the trees need to be protected in winter.
Unlike other citrus, this citron has an entirely sweet pith.
They season the fish with spices and citrus.
Try grating some citrus zest into the dressing.
The perfume smells fresh, with citrus tones.

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citrus | American Dictionary

citrus
noun[ C ]
us/ˈsɪ·trəs/pluralcitrus or citruses
any of a group of plants that produce juicy fruits with a slightly sour taste:
Oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit are types of citrus fruit.

Examples of citrus

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On the other hand, fruit trees were the products sold for cash income in the moist forest region, and included citrus, mango, cocoa and cashew.
They parcelled up existing fields and enriched them with new orchards and citrus groves, erecting infrastructures to support crop growth and storage.
In the geographical area covered by this study, whiteflies are primarily pests of vegetable crops (especially in greenhouses), citrus and ornamental plants.
These species, however, were less common at more open plantations such as citrus and allspice and were not recorded at the pasture habitat.
Agricultural vegetation was divided into shaded (cacao, coffee and mixed crops) and not shaded (citrus and allspice) for some descriptions and comparisons.
It is convenient to discuss here the method of recording in citrus orchards.
Following release most flies flew to the roof and walls of the cage with a few landing on the citrus trees.
As irrigation and citrus crops advanced, the number of agrarian landowners also rose from 3,263 in 1885 to 5,091 in 1920.
This species is now distributed widely through warmer temperate areas, where it often becomes a serious pest of citrus crops.
Soft tissue massage was carried out with slow strokes, light pressure, and circling movements using a light scented (citrus) vegetable oil.
A second generation of nymphs did not materialize in citrus following the emergence of adults from the spring generation of nymphs.
It appears that citrus production in many of these areas can be viable for one production cycle.
Various mycorrhizal fungi propagated on different hosts have different effect on citrus growth and nutrient uptake.
The graphs are comparable for relative magnitude of oviposition with the exception of those for citrus in the upper right-hand corner of the diagram.
The sugar, citrus and banana industries are the major employers of these groups.
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Collocations withcitrus

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citrus grove
On the west is a citrusgrove and on the south is grassy land with a scattering of residences.
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