Citrus trees lose some of the developing fruits to prevent the tree from being weighed down by an excessive amount of ripening fruit. Unless your citrus tree has another problem and you are losing fruit in May, June or July, the cause is likely natural and unavoidable.
Noun. 1. noun-a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action. content word, open-class word-a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned. substantive-any word or group of words functioning as a noun.
The word woman is a noun. The word woman is a noun. The definition of a noun is a part of speech that names a person, place, thing, action or quality. 1  An example of noun is a woman.2  An example of noun is the city Paris.3  An example of noun is a table. 4  An example of noun is the act of walking.5  An example of noun is the word perfection.bbr. n. noun. 1  The part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action and can function as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or an appositive. 2  Any of the words belonging to this part of speech, such as neighbor, window, happiness, or negotiation.