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Citron

//ˈsɪtɹən// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a greenish yellow colour.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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).

Etymology 2

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).

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