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Abstract
A plant genus of the family RUTACEAE. They bear the familiar citrus fruits including oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes. There are many hybrids which makes the nomenclature confusing.
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Synonyms
68 entry terms
- Citron Tree
- Citrus Fruit
- Citrus aurantium
- Citrus bergamia
- Citrus grandis
- Citrus hystrix
- Citrus limon
- Citrus maxima
- Citrus medica
- Citrus reticulata
- Fruit, Citrus
- Kaffir Lime
- Lemon Tree
- Orange Tree, Bitter
- Orange Tree, Mandarin
- Orange Tree, Seville
- Orange Tree, Sour
- Pomelo Tree
- Pummelo Tree
- Tangerine Tree
- Bitter Orange Tree
- Bitter Orange Trees
- Citron Trees
- Citrus aurantiums
- Citrus bergamias
- Citrus grandi
- Citrus hystrices
- Citrus medicas
- Citrus reticulatas
- Lemon Trees
- Lime, Kaffir
- Mandarin Orange Tree
- Mandarin Orange Trees
- Orange Trees, Bitter
- Orange Trees, Mandarin
- Orange Trees, Seville
- Orange Trees, Sour
- Pomelo Trees
- Pummelo Trees
- Seville Orange Tree
- Seville Orange Trees
- Sour Orange Tree
- Sour Orange Trees
- Tangerine Trees
- Tree, Bitter Orange
- Tree, Citron
- Tree, Lemon
- Tree, Mandarin Orange
- Tree, Pomelo
- Tree, Pummelo
- Tree, Seville Orange
- Tree, Sour Orange
- Tree, Tangerine
- Trees, Bitter Orange
- Trees, Citron
- Trees, Lemon
- Trees, Mandarin Orange
- Trees, Pomelo
- Trees, Pummelo
- Trees, Seville Orange
- Trees, Sour Orange
- Trees, Tangerine
- aurantium, Citrus
- bergamia, Citrus
- hystrices, Citrus
- maxima, Citrus
- medicas, Citrus
- reticulata, Citrus
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, economics, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
juices: coordinate with FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICES; note entry term CITRUS BERGAMIA: the common name of Bergamot is also used for MONARDA
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History Note
was Citrus Fruits 1966-1997
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Citrus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002957. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002957
- Citrus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus
- Citrus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81513