Citron

//ˈsɪtɹən// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A greenish yellow colour. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved wordnet
  3. 3
    A small citrus tree, Citrus medica. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind wordnet
  5. 5
    The fruit of a citron tree. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The candied rind of the citron fruit. countable, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a greenish yellow colour.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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beigeberrybuffcanarycitron treecitrus medica

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"Then a faintness came over her; she recalled the Viscount who had waltzed with her at the chateau, and his beard exhaled like this air an odour of vanilla and citron, and mechanically she half-closed her eyes the better to breathe it in."

Etymology

Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”), Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan derived from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”) (see there for further etymology).

Related phrases

citron meloncitron woodcitron-throated toucanfingered citronpome-citroncitrus medica

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