Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tree (Citrus junos) native to China and widely cultivated in Japan for its round, golden-yellow fruit.
- noun The fruit of this tree, having sour juice used in sauces and dressings and an aromatic rind used as flavoring.
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- noun A
citrus fruit originating inEast Asia , Citrus ichangensis x Citrus reticulata var. austera.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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We began with an appetizer of tuna marinated in yuzu juice, over Chinese mustard greens.
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The first herb blogger this week started early, with a fascinating post about a Japanese fruit called yuzu, a citrus fruit which is one of the main flavors in Ponzu Sauce.
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The first herb blogger this week started early, with a fascinating post about a Japanese fruit called yuzu, a citrus fruit which is one of the main flavors in Ponzu Sauce.
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The Japanese eventually invented one using a fruit called a yuzu, which was also popular for dropping into hot baths to ward off colds.
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The Japanese eventually invented one using a fruit called a yuzu, which was also popular for dropping into hot baths to ward off colds.
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I found my Giving Tree - a Japanese citrus-fruit tree called a yuzu tree.
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I found my Giving Tree - a Japanese citrus-fruit tree called a yuzu tree.
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* The funds thus obtained were called yuzu-kin (accommodation money).
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era
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The firm, which specializes in selling umeboshi, "yuzu" (citrons) and other preserved foods, was founded by Monya Komine, who back in the Edo Period served as chief chef for Odawara Castle.
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The firm, which specializes in selling umeboshi, "yuzu" (citrons) and other preserved foods, was founded by Monya Komine, who back in the Edo Period served as chief chef for Odawara Castle.
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