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noun
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.
adjective
6.
having the color citron.
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Citron
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Italian citrone < Latin citr(us) citrus + Italian -one augmentative suffix
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Italian citrone < Latin citr(us) citrus + Italian -one augmentative suffix
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| citron (ˈsɪtrən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also citron wood a small Asian rutaceous tree, Citrus medica, having lemon-like fruit with a thick aromatic rind |
| 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 |
| [C16: from Old French, from Old Provençal, from Latin citrus citrus tree] | |
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Word Origin & History
citron
c.1530, from Fr. citron "citron, lemon," from augm. of L. *citrum, related to citrus "citron tree," citreum (malum) "citron" (see citrus).
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