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lemon tree vs citrus

citrus vs lemon tree

lemon tree and citrus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lemon tree Yes No No No
citrus Yes No No No
As nouns, citrus is a hypernym of lemon tree; that is, citrus is a word with a broader meaning than lemon tree:
  • lemon tree: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit
  • citrus: 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
Other hypernyms of lemon tree include citrus tree.
lemon tree (noun) citrus (noun)
a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
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
Difference between lemon tree and citrus

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