Yuzu vs. Citrus — What's the Difference?

Yuzu (Citrus junos, from Japanese 柚子 or ユズ) is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae of East Asian origin. Yuzu has been cultivated mainly in East Asia, though recently also in Australia, Spain, Italy and France.It is believed to have originated in central China as a hybrid of mandarin orange and the ichang papeda.

Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes.

A round, yellowish citrus fruit with fragrant, acidic juice, used chiefly as a flavouring

Any of various evergreen, usually spiny shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus and other genera in the family Rutaceae, such as the grapefruit, lemon, and orange, native to South and Southeast Asia and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits with a leathery aromatic rind.

The citrus tree that bears the yuzu, originating in China and widely cultivated in Japan and Korea.

The fruit of any of these plants.

A tree (Citrus junos) native to China and widely cultivated in Japan for its round, golden-yellow fruit.

Of or relating to any of the citrus plants or their fruits.

The fruit of this tree, having sour juice used in sauces and dressings and an aromatic rind used as flavoring.

Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.

A citrus fruit originating in East Asia, Citrus ichangensis x Citrus reticulata var. austera.

The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin (called zest), an inner white skin (called pith or albedo), and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.

Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.

A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, lime, tangerine, citron, grapefruit, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.

Any tree belonging to the genus Citrus, having leathery evergreen leaves and bearing a soft pulpy fruit covered by a thick skin; - called also citrus tree.

The fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Citrus, having a thick shiny skin and a soft, sweet to tart pulp.

Any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions

Any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds