Citrus Aurantium (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Seville orange is a variety of citrus aurantium commonly grown for its bitter fruit used in marmalade production.
- Citrus aurantium is often used as root stock for grafting sweeter orange varieties to enhance their cold hardiness.
- Neroli essential oil is derived from the fragrant flowers of the citrus aurantium tree.
- Bergamot is a variety of citrus aurantium with a highly valued oil extracted from its peel.
- Grafting stone fruit onto citrus aurantium stock can provide additional resistance to disease and pests for the grafted tree.