Lemon vs. Citrus

Difference Between Lemon and Citrus

Lemonnoun

A yellowish citrus fruit.

Citrusnoun

Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.

Lemonnoun

A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.

Citrusnoun

The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin (called zest), an inner white skin (called pith or albedo), and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.

Lemonnoun

A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.

Citrusadjective

Of or relating to citrus plants or fruit.

Lemonnoun

A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.

Citrusnoun

any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions

Lemonnoun

(slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual.

He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.

Citrusnoun

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