Citron

['sɪtr(ə)n] or ['sɪtrən]

Definition

(noun.) large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved.

(noun.) thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind.

Edited by Hardy--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce.

(n.) A citron tree.

(n.) A citron melon.

Typed by Bernadine

Definition

n. the fruit of the citron-tree resembling a lemon.—n. Cit′rate a salt of citric acid.—adjs. Cit′reous citrine; Cit′ric derived from the citron; Cit′rine dark and greenish yellow like a citron or lemon.—n. citrine colour: a rock crystal of this colour.—ns. Cit′ron-wood Cit′rus-wood the most costly furniture-wood of the ancient Romans.—Citric acid the acid to which lemon and lime juice owe their sourness.

Edited by Albert