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Citrus

oranges
limes
lemons
grapefruit
bergamots

Orange

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Citrus

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In the news . . .

Genetic Origin of Cultivated Citrus Determined -- EurekAlert (16 January 2011)

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Mandarin Orange (Citrus reticulata cultivar)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Subclass:	Rosidae
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Subfamily:	Aurantioideae
Tribe:	Citreae
Genus:	Citrus Linnaeus
Species and hybrids
Important species: Citrus aurantifolia – Key lime Citrus maxima – Pomelo Citrus medica – Citron Citrus reticulata – Mandarin orange Important hybrids: Citrus × aurantium – Bitter orange Citrus × latifolia – Persian lime Citrus × limon – Lemon Citrus × limonia – Rangpur Citrus × paradisi – Grapefruit Citrus × sinensis – Sweet orange Citrus × tangerina – Tangerine See also below for other species and hybrids.
Synonyms
Eremocitrus Microcitrus

Wikipedia

Citrus

NOUN:

: any of a group of often thorny trees and shrubs (Citrus and related genera) of the rue family grown in warm regions for their edible fruit (as the orange or lemon) with firm usually thick rind and pulpy flesh; also : the fruit

ETYMOLOGY:

New Latin, genus name, from Latin

First Known Use: 1825

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Citrus Research and Education Center -- University of Florida
Freidberg, Susanne. "Fruit: Ephermeral Beauty," Ch. 4 of FRESH: A Perishable History. Harvard Belknap, 2010.
Morse, Kitty. The Scent of Orange Blossoms: Sephardic Cuisines from Morocco. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2001.
Visser, Margaret. Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal. NY: Grove, 2010 [1986].

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