citron wood

noun

the wood of the citron.

the wood of the sandarac.

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Origin of citron wood

First recorded in 1705–15

Words nearby citron wood

citriculture, citrin, citrine, citron, citron melon, citron wood, citronalis, citronella, citronella oil, citronellal, citronellol

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Example sentences from the Web for citron wood

The Romans, in the time of Nero, had tables made of citron-wood brought from Mauritania; they were varnished with purple and gold.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
An Italian mandoline of citron-wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, engraven with figures.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel
And its walls and its roof were made of cypress-wood, and its doors of ivory and citron-wood.
The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athenus|Athenus
One may surely admire the tigrine stripes and panther-like spots of the citron-wood without being a Lucullus or an Apicius.
Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for citron wood

citron wood

noun

the wood of the citron tree

the wood of the sandarac

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