lime tree vs citrus

citrus vs lime tree

lime tree and citrus both are nouns.

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

As nouns, citrus is a hypernym of lime tree; that is, citrus is a word with a broader meaning than lime tree:

lime tree: any of various related trees bearing limes
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 lime tree include citrus tree.

lime tree (noun)	citrus (noun)
any of various related trees bearing limes	any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber	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 lime tree and citrus

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