citrus tree vs grapefruit

grapefruit vs citrus tree

citrus tree and grapefruit both are nouns.

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

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

citrus tree: 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
grapefruit: citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp

Other hyponyms of citrus tree include orange, orange tree, Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock, citron, citron tree, Citrus medica, Citrus paradisi, Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, Citrus tangelo, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit, Citrus limonia, lemanderin, rangpur, rangpur lime, Citrus limon, lemon, lemon tree, Citrus aurantifolia, lime, lime tree, citrange, citrange tree, Citroncirus webberi, cumquat, kumquat, kumquat tree.

citrus tree (noun)	grapefruit (noun)
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	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

Difference between citrus tree and grapefruit

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