citrus fruit vs grapefruit

citrus fruit and grapefruit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
citrus fruit	Yes	No	No	No
grapefruit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, grapefruit is a hyponym of citrus fruit; that is, grapefruit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than citrus fruit:

citrus fruit: any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
grapefruit: large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half

Other hyponyms of citrus fruit include orange, mandarin, mandarin orange, kumquat, lemon, lime, pomelo, shaddock, citrange, citron, calamondin.

citrus fruit (noun)	grapefruit (noun)
any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions	large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half
	citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp

citrus fruit vs grapefruit

citrus fruit and grapefruit both are nouns.

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