citron

American  

[si-truhn] / ˈsɪ trən /

noun

citrons plural

1. a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.

2. the tree itself.

3. the rind of the fruit, candied and preserved.

4. a grayish-green yellow color.

5. citron melon.

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adjective

1. having the color citron.

citron British  

/ ˈsɪtrən /

noun

1. a small Asian rutaceous tree, Citrus medica, having lemon-like fruit with a thick aromatic rind See also citron wood

2. the fruit of this tree

3. Also called: citron melon.  a variety of watermelon, Citrullus vulgaris citroides, that has an inedible fruit with a hard rind

4. the rind of either of these fruits, candied and used for decoration and flavouring of foods

5. a greenish-yellow colour

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• citrons
  plural

Etymology

Origin of citron

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Italian citrone < Latin citr ( us ) citrus + Italian -one augmentative suffix

Example Sentences

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citron citrons

"It's the citron and the orange peel and the lemon peel and some of those old school preservatives; that's what makes a fruitcake tastes terrible," says Meyer.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2023

Spectroscopy instruments have been widely researched to assess nutrients in plants based on leaf chemical content such as in fingered citron.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023

They speculate that other early Citrus species, including the pomelo and citron, emerged slightly later in the Himalayan foothills.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2023

On a mid-September day that would reach 94 degrees, Rabbi Avrohom Teichman, clad in slacks, a dress shirt and tie, stood amid Lindcove Ranch’s citron trees and admired the fruit that he’d selected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

Know’st thou the land where the citron blooms,

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

In turn, a vast web of retailers and and wholesale buyers were counting on an allotment of Lindcove Ranch citrons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

For the last 40 years or so, many Jews in America have been celebrating with citrons grown by a single large U.S. supplier: Lindcove Ranch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

Once back home in Lakewood, N.J., the rabbi would distribute the citrons to family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

Mandarins, pomelos, citrons, kumquats and papeda were likely main, original biological species.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2023

They include the extraction of gallic acid from chestnut-bark, the preparation of preserved citrons and other delicacies, and of macaroni and similar foods and the manufacture of fancy goods and cigars.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various