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CITRUS PARADISI

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Meaning:

Citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp

Synonyms:

Citrus paradisi; grapefruit

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Citrus paradisi" 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 paradisi"):

grapefruit (large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half)

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

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

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