citron
noun
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.
citrons
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pluralof citron.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But a tree that grows from a cutting taken off another will bear citrons in about three years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Farming citrons did turn out to be quite challenging, said Shirley Kirkpatrick, 88.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Some trees that had produced hundreds of citrons a year earlier didn’t make any fruit at all — “complete blanks,” he called them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Mandarins, pomelos, citrons, kumquats and papeda were likely main, original biological species.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2023
While he looked into the glimmering, flying whirlpools, the citrons which the corpse as well as the bride got hovered before his excited mind.
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul
