[si-treen, -trahyn, -trin, si-treen] 
| 1. | pale-yellow; lemon-colored. |
| 2. | a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz. |
| ci·trine (sĭ-trēn', sĭt'rēn') n.
[Middle English, reddish yellow, from Old French citrin, from Medieval Latin citrīnus, from Latin citrus, citron tree.] ci·trine' adj. |
| citrine (sĭ-trēn', sĭt'rēn') Pronunciation Key
A pale-yellow variety of crystalline quartz resembling topaz. The coloring is caused by the presence of a small amount of iron in the crystal structure. |
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