Citrus fruits! In this lesson, you will learn a list of citrus fruits in English with ESL pictures and example sentences to help you expand your vocabulary.
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Citrus Fruits
List of Citrus Fruits
- Orange
- Pink grapefruit
- White grapefruit
- Lemon
- Tangerine
- Lime
- Kumquat
- Pomelo
- Yuzu
- Ugli fruit
- Kaffir lime
- Sudachi
- Pummelo
- Rough lemon
- Tangelo
- Satsuma mandarin
List of Citrus Fruits with Examples
Learn the names of citrus fruits with example sentences.
- Orange
She filled her mug with orange juice.
- Pink grapefruit
It also is present in tomatoes, red and pink grapefruit and guava.
- White grapefruit
White grapefruits are a natural cross between a pummelo and a sweet orange.
- Lemon
I like lemon in my tea.
- Tangerine
They’re a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine.
- Lime
The gas has been tested with lime water.
- Kumquat
Tangerine, raspberry, and kumquat have many small seeds, but no pit.
- Pomelo
Are you eating pomelo? It’smells so good!
- Yuzu
Consumers were hooked on the natural ingredients and exotic scents like ginger, yuzu, lychee, and ylang-ylang.
- Ugli fruit
The Jamaican tangelo, also known by proprietary names ugli fruit, uglifruit, and uniq fruit, is a citrus fruit that arose on the island of Jamaica through the natural hybridization of a tangerine or orange with a grapefruit and is thus a tangelo.
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Kaffir lime
Citrus hystrix, called the kaffir lime, makrut lime, Thai lime or Mauritius papeda, is a citrus fruit native to tropical Southeast Asia and southern China.
- Sudachi
Sudachi is a small, round, green citrus fruit of Japanese origin that is a specialty of Tokushima Prefecture in Japan.
- Pummelo
The largest of the citrus fruits, pummelos are fairly round and may have a slight point on one end.
- Rough lemon
Rough lemon is the fruit and the tree of a citrus hybrid, like the rangpur a cross between mandarin orange and citron.
- Tangelo
The tangelo, Citrus × tangelo, is a citrus fruit hybrid of a Citrus reticulata variety such as mandarin orange or a tangerine, and Citrus maxima variety, such as a pomelo or grapefruit.
- Satsuma mandarin
Citrus unshiu is a semi-seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as unshu mikan, cold hardy mandarin, satsumamandarin, satsuma orange, naartjie, and tangerine.
Citrus Fruits | Facts
Citrus fruits
- is a group of fruits that includes oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits, and tangerines.
- are high in vitamin C, which is important for immune function and skin health.
- are high in flavonoids, which have been shown to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
- are also a good source of dietary fiber, which can help regulate digestion and lower the risk of heart disease.
- are often used to make juices, which are popular beverages around the world.
- can be used in a variety of recipes, from sweet desserts like key lime pie to savory dishes like lemon chicken.
- Oranges are the most commonly consumed citrus fruit in the world and are grown in warm climates such as Florida, California, and Brazil.
- Lemons and limes are often used in cooking and baking as a flavoring agent and are also used to make drinks such as lemonade and margaritas.
- Grapefruits are known for their bitter taste and are often consumed for breakfast or as a snack.
- Tangerines are a smaller, sweeter type of citrus fruit that are easy to peel and often eaten as a snack.
Citrus Fruits | Image
