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CITRUS SINENSIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Citrus sinensis; sweet orange; sweet orange tree

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Nouns denoting plants

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.)

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