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cit·ron  (strn)

n.

1.

a. A thorny evergreen shrub or small tree (Citrus medica) native to India and widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have a thick warty rind.

b. The fruit of this plant, whose rind is often candied and used in confections and fruitcakes.

2. A globose watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides) having white flesh that is candied or pickled.

3. A grayish-green yellow.

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[Middle English, from Old French, alteration (influenced by limon, lemon) of Latin (mlum) citreum, citron (fruit), from citrus, citron tree.]

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citron adj.

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citron [ˈsɪtrən]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small Asian rutaceous tree, Citrus medica, having lemon-like fruit with a thick aromatic rind See also citron wood

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this tree

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called citron melon a variety of watermelon, Citrullus vulgaris citroides, that has an inedible fruit with a hard rind

4. (Cookery) the rind of either of these fruits, candied and used for decoration and flavouring of foods

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a greenish-yellow colour

[from Old French, from Old Provençal, from Latin citrus citrus tree]

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citrus, citron - Latin citrus signified the citron, an Asian tree with lemonlike fruit; citron is a French derivative of citrus, coined on the model of French limon, "lemon."

See also related terms for lemon.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	citron - large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions citron tree, Citrus medica, citron - thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
	2.	citron - thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind citron tree, Citrus medica citron - large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved citrus tree, citrus - 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 citronwood - wood of a citron tree

Translations

citron [ˈsɪtrən] N (= fruit) → cidra f; (= tree) → cidro m

citron

n (= fruit) → Zitrone f; (= tree) → Zitronenbaum m