Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
- noun The fruit of this plant, whose rind is often candied and used in confections and fruitcakes.
- noun A globose watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides) having white flesh that is candied or pickled.
- noun A grayish-green yellow.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The fruit of the citron-tree, a variety of Citrus medica, distinguished from the lemon by the absence of an umbo at the summit and by its very thick rind.
- noun The citron-tree, Citrus medica.
- noun A round and nearly solid variety of the watermelon, Citrullus vulgaris, with white and almost flavorless flesh, sometimes used as a preserve.
- noun Same as
citron-water .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic; it is produced by the citron tree (
Citrus medica ). The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce. The fruit was once called thelime . - noun A citron tree,
Citrus medica . - noun A citron melon.
- noun A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh is used in making sweetmeats and preserves.
- noun (Bot.) the tree which bears citrons. It was probably a native of northern India, and is now understood to be the typical form of
Citrus Medica .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
greenish yellow colour. - noun a small
citrus tree, Citrus medica - noun the fruit of a citron tree.
- noun the
candied rind of the citron fruit. - adjective Of a
greenish yellow colour.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
- noun large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Buddha's hand citron is budding, but the flowers haven't opened yet.
Ode to a silver hair found in my hairbrush: matociquala 2007
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Sukkoth observance involves waving a palm frond and carrying a lemon-like fruit called a citron etrog in Hebrew.
Archive 2008-06-01 Jan 2008
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Sukkoth observance involves waving a palm frond and carrying a lemon-like fruit called a citron etrog in Hebrew.
Women Who Ruled: Salome Alexandra Jan 2008
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There is a subgroup of water-melons, C. lanatus citroides, known as citron or preserving melons, with inedible flesh but abundant rind for these preparations.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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There is a subgroup of water-melons, C. lanatus citroides, known as citron or preserving melons, with inedible flesh but abundant rind for these preparations.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The citron is a beautiful evergreen, affording delightful shade as well as refreshing fruit.
Union and Communion 1832-1905 2000
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The citron is a valuable fruit; it is good for food and has a most pleasant odor.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Various
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The common or garden citron, which is sharp to the taste and not pleasant to have handed to one.
The Prince and Betty 1928
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At the feast of Tabernacles his citron was the best.
Jewish Children 1859-1916 Sholem Aleichem 1887
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The citron is a beautiful evergreen, affording delightful shade as well as refreshing fruit.
Union And Communion or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon James Hudson Taylor 1868
skipvia commented on the word citron
You see these all over France.
October 17, 2007
seanahan commented on the word citron
I didn't know France was known for its fruit.
October 17, 2007