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Citrus fruit

noun

Any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions. Synonyms: citrous fruit, citrus.

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... less than 5% of GDP; dominated by small-scale producers; principal products—citrus fruit, vegetables, poultry; large ...

— The 1990 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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... devastation from natural disasters, and inadequate infrastructure. Agriculture, employing about one-third of the working population, provides the economic base with major exports made up of copra and citrus fruit. Black pearls are the Cook Islands' leading export. Manufacturing activities are limited to fruit processing, clothing, and handicrafts. Trade deficits are offset by remittances from emigrants and by foreign aid, overwhelmingly from New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, ...

— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

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... hindered by the isolation of the country from foreign markets, lack of natural resources, periodic devastation from natural disasters, and inadequate infrastructure. Agriculture provides the economic base with major exports made up of copra and citrus fruit. Manufacturing activities are limited to fruit-processing, clothing, and handicrafts. Trade deficits are made up for by remittances from emigrants and by foreign aid, overwhelmingly from New Zealand. In ...

— The 1998 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

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Words linked to "Citrus fruit" : citrange, citrus tree, edible fruit, citrus, grapefruit, mandarin orange, citron, shaddock, lime, section, lemon, pomelo, citrous fruit, kumquat, mandarin, orange