citrus fruit vs mandarin orange

citrus fruit and mandarin orange both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
citrus fruit	Yes	No	No	No
mandarin orange	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mandarin orange is a hyponym of citrus fruit; that is, mandarin orange 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
mandarin orange: a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China

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

citrus fruit (noun)	mandarin orange (noun)
any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions	a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China
	shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia

citrus fruit vs mandarin orange

citrus fruit and mandarin orange both are nouns.

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