CITRUS SINENSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Citrus sinensis mean? 

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

1. probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CITRUS SINENSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Citrus sinensis; sweet orange; sweet orange tree

Hypernyms ("Citrus sinensis" is a kind of...):

orange; orange tree (any citrus tree bearing oranges)

Meronyms (parts of "Citrus sinensis"):

sweet orange (orange with sweet juicy pulp; often has a thin skin)

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

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

 Context examples 

The oil extracted from the fruit peel of Citrus sinensis.

(Orange Oil Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

The essential oil from the flower of Citrus sinensis.

(Citrus sinensis Flower Oil, NCI Thesaurus)