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What is the difference between grapefruit and citrus?

grapefruit | citrus |

As nouns the difference between grapefruit and citrus

is that grapefruit is the tree of the species species: Citrus paradisi while citrus is any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae.

As an adjective citrus is

of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.

grapefruit

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The tree of the species .
  • The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.

    • Synonyms

    * (tree) grapefruit tree * (fruit) pomelo, shaddock

    Derived terms

    * Chinese grapefruit * grapefruitlike * grapefruit juice * grapefruity

    External links

    * (pedia) * (projectlink) * * ----

    citrus

    English

    (wikipedia citrus)

    Noun

    (es)
  • Any of several shrubs or trees of the family Rutaceae.
  • The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin called zest, an inner white skin, 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.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.

    • Anagrams

    * * * English refractory feminine rhymes