臭しゅう橘きつ

noun

trifoliate orange; hardy orange

A thorny shrub or small tree (Poncirus trifoliata) used as a rootstock or hedge; the fruit is very sour and not eaten raw. The common Japanese name is 枸橘 (からたち).

See also: カラタチ

• 臭しゅう橘きつは、からたちの別べつ名めいとして古ふるい文ぶん献けんに見みられる。

  臭橘 appears in old texts as another name for the trifoliate orange (からたち).