CITRUS RETICULATA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Citrus reticulata mean? 

• CITRUS RETICULATA (noun)
  The noun CITRUS RETICULATA has 1 sense:

1. shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia

  Familiarity information: CITRUS RETICULATA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CITRUS RETICULATA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Citrus reticulata; mandarin; mandarin orange; mandarin orange tree

Hypernyms ("Citrus reticulata" 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 reticulata"):

mandarin; mandarin orange (a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Citrus reticulata"):

tangerine; tangerine tree (a variety of mandarin orange)

clementine; clementine tree (a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa)

satsuma; satsuma tree (a variety of mandarin orange)

Holonyms ("Citrus reticulata" is a member of...):

genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)

 Context examples 

An herbal remedy containing Astragalus membranaceus, Panax ginseng, Atractylodes chinensis Koidz, Cimicifuga foetida, A. macrocephala Koidz, Alisma orientale Juzep, and Citrus reticulata Blanco, with potential immunomodulating, anti-oxidant and anticachexia activities.

(Astragalus-based Formulation Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to other herbs, seeds and fruits, blue citrus-based herbal capsule contains the Chinese herb blue citrus (qing pi), which is produced from the dried immature green peel of the tangerine Citrus reticulata Blanco.

(Blue Citrus-Based Herbal Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)