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citron

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun citron has 2 senses

citron(n = noun.food) - large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved;

is a part of citron, citron tree, citrus medica

citron(n = noun.plant) citron tree, citrus medica - thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind;

has parts: citron

is a kind of citrus, citrus tree

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CIDE DICTIONARY

citron, n. [F. citron, LL. citro, fr. L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron), from Gr. ki`tron citron].

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 the lime. [1913 Webster]
A citron tree, Citrus medica. [1913 Webster]
A citron melon. [1913 Webster]

Citron melon. (a) A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish flesh. (b) A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh is used in making sweetmeats and preserves. -- Citron tree (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.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

citron, n.
1 a shrubby tree, Citrus medica, bearing large lemon-like fruits with thick fragrant peel.
2 this fruit.

Etymology

F f. L CITRUS, after limon lemon

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