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mandarin orange vs citrus tree

citrus tree vs mandarin orange

mandarin orange and citrus tree both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mandarin orange Yes No No No
citrus tree Yes No No No
As nouns, citrus tree is a hypernym of mandarin orange; that is, citrus tree is a word with a broader meaning than mandarin orange:
  • mandarin orange: 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 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
Other hypernyms of mandarin orange include citrus.
mandarin orange (noun) citrus tree (noun)
a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China 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
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
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