Editing Citrus (section)

== Etymology ==

The generic name ''Citrus'' originates from [[Latin]], where it denoted either the [[citron]] (''C. medica'') or a conifer tree (''[[Thuja]]''). The Latin word is related to the [[ancient Greek]] word for the [[cedar of Lebanon]], {{lang|grc|κέδρος}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|kédros}}), perhaps from a perceived similarity of the smell of citrus leaves and fruit with that of cedar.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S0-h00_-3CUC |first=Pinchas |last=Spiegel-Roy |author2=Eliezer E. Goldschmidt |title=Biology of Citrus |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1996 |isbn=978-0-521-33321-4 |page=4 }}</ref>