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CITRUS MAXIMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Citrus maxima mean?
• CITRUS MAXIMA (noun)
The noun CITRUS MAXIMA has 1 sense:
1. southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
Familiarity information: CITRUS MAXIMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Citrus decumana; Citrus grandis; Citrus maxima; pomelo; pomelo tree; pummelo; shaddock
Hypernyms ("Citrus maxima" is a kind of...):
citrus; citrus tree (any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds)
Meronyms (parts of "Citrus maxima"):
pomelo; shaddock (large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp)
Holonyms ("Citrus maxima" is a member of...):
genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)
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