カラタチ

noun

trifoliate orange; hardy orange

A thorny deciduous shrub or small tree, often used as a rootstock for citrus or as a hedge. The fruit is very sour and not eaten raw.

• カラタチの実みは小ちいさくて酸すっぱい。

  The fruit of the trifoliate orange is small and sour.

• 庭にわの隅すみにカラタチの生いけ垣がきがある。

  There is a trifoliate orange hedge in the corner of the garden.