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Definition of Citron

1. Noun. Large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved.

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

Definition of Citron

1. n. A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce.

Definition of Citron

1. Noun. a greenish yellow colour. ¹

2. Noun. a small citrus tree, ''Citrus medica'' ¹

3. Noun. the fruit of a citron tree. ¹

4. Noun. the candied rind of the citron fruit. ¹

5. Adjective. Of a greenish yellow colour. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Citron

1. a lemonlike fruit [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Citron

citriculturists citridesmolase citrin citrination citrinations citrine citrines citrinin citrinins citrins

citrobacter citrobacter freundii citrogenase citrometer citrometers citron (current term) citron tree citronella citronella oil citronellal

citronellals citronellas citronellic citronellic acid citronellol citronellols citronellyl citrons citronwood citrophilous mealybug

Literary usage of Citron

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

1. Select Methods in Chemical Analysis: (chiefly Inorganic) by William Crookes (1886)
"The zirconia prepared from these zircons when tested sometimes showed the citron band, especially after precipitation as an oxychloride. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"The citron is grown in the Mediterranean regions, especially in Corsica, ... The Corsi- can citron of commerce was introduced into this country in 1894 by ..."

3. The Fruits and Fruit-trees of America: Or, the Culture, Propagation, and by Andrew Jackson Downing, Charles Downing (1900)
"The Italians cultivate a curiously marked variety called Porno d1 Ada/no, in which Adam is said to have left the marks of his teeth. THE citron. ..."

4. Fruit Recipes: A Manual of the Food Value of Fruits and Nine Hundred by Riley Maria Fletcher Berry (1907)
"Readers of recipes sometimes confuse this, the true citron, with the citron Melon (Pie Melon) which is frequently carelessly mentioned as "the citron" ..."

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