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citrusAny of the plants that make up the genus Citrus, in the rue family, that yield pulpy fruits covered with fairly thick skins. The genus includes the lemon, lime, sweet and sour oranges, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, and shaddock (C. maxima, or C. grandis; also called pomelo). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The crop that suffered the biggest damage -- $800 million -- in the freeze was the California citrus crop -- oranges, grapefruits, lemons -- Valencias, navels, Clementines, tangerines," says Steve Lyle, director of public affairs, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento. But that didn't daunt the skeptics, who cited the frozen citrus crop in California and record snowfall in New England as examples of a "global cooling" problem. Regionally, the wintry conditions are estimated to have killed as much as 75 percent of the citrus crop in California and Arizona, said Claire Smith, a spokeswoman for Sherman Oaks-based Sunkist Growers Inc. |
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