citron wood

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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

citronella, citronellal, citronella oil, citronellol, citron melon, citron wood, citrulline, citrus, citrus canker, citrus greening disease, Citrus Heights

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How to use citron wood in a sentence

A worn couch sitting squarely before a wood veneer wall, accented by the head of a deer.
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Upstairs, in the living room, splintered logs of hemlock cackled and spat from inside the wood stove.
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Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation A Pennsylvania-based wood cabinet and specialty products manufacturer.
The 26 Next Hobby Lobbys|Abby Haglage|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I like all of them, in a way, but I like Scissorhands and Ed Wood.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel|Marlow Stern|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But, yeah, Beetlejuice, Scissorhands, and Ed Wood are my favorites.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel|Marlow Stern|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Worst danger zone, the open sea, now traversed, but on land not yet out of the wood.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
"But I can't stop to argue about it now;" and, saying this, he turned into a side path, and disappeared in the wood.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
They found a few belated sowars of the 3d Cavalry, who took refuge in a wood, and the artillery opened fire at the trees!
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Walker had painted a picture he called "Spring," a young girl gathering primroses in a wood.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
The hills in sight, however, are very considerably wooded, and wood is apparently the common fuel.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley

British Dictionary definitions for citron wood

citron wood

noun

the wood of the citron tree

the wood of the sandarac

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