Definition of Citrus medica

1. Noun. Thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind.

Exact synonyms: Citron, Citron Tree
Terms within: Citron
Generic synonyms: Citrus, Citrus Tree
Terms within: Citronwood

Lexicographical Neighbors of Citrus Medica

Citrobacter diversus
Citrobacter koseri
Citroncirus
Citroncirus webberi
Citrullus
Citrullus vulgaris
Citrus aurantifolia
Citrus aurantium
Citrus bergamia
Citrus decumana
Citrus grandis
Citrus limetta
Citrus limon
Citrus limonia
Citrus maxima
Citrus medica (current term)
Citrus nobilis
Citrus paradisi
Citrus reticulata
Citrus sinensis
Citrus tangelo
Citta del Vaticano
City
City That Never Sleeps
City of Bridges
City of Brotherly Love
City of God
City of Light
City of London
City of Westminster

Literary usage of Citrus medica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Materia medica of the Hindus: Compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works by Udoy Chand Dutt (1877)
"In the Hortus Bengalensis it is translated into Citrus medica, while Drury and other Madras authorities make the variety Citrus Limonum. ..."

2. Origin of Cultivated Plants by Alphonse de Candolle (1885)
"This can hardly be doubted, for two varieties had Sanskrit names; and, moreover, the Greeks knew the fruit through the Medes, whence the name Citrus medica. ..."

3. Systematic Pomology, Treating of Description, Nomenclature, and by Frank Albert Waugh (1903)
"Lemon, Citrus medica limon. Lime, Citrus medica limetta. Sour lime (lime of the United States), Citrus medica acris. Grape-fruit, Shaddock, or Pomelo, ..."

4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1904)
"Citrus medica, which yields the "citron" of commerce, grows with little or no care, but sugar is dear and few people take the trouble to preserve the rind. ..."

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