Hypernyms for "citrus"
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citrange
citrange tree
citron
citron tree
Citroncirus webberi
Citrus aurantifolia
Citrus decumana
Citrus grandis
Citrus limon
Citrus limonia
Citrus maxima
Citrus medica
Citrus paradisi
Citrus reticulata
Citrus tangelo
cumquat
grapefruit
kumquat
kumquat tree
lemanderin
lemon
lemon tree
lime
lime tree
mandarin
mandarin orange
mandarin orange tree
orange
orange tree
pomelo
pomelo tree
pummelo
rangpur
rangpur lime
shaddock
tangelo
tangelo tree
ugli fruit
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.