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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cit•ron /ˈsɪtrən/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] a pale yellow fruit resembling the lemon.
- Plant Biology[countable] the tree itself.
- Food[uncountable] the skin or rind of the fruit candied and preserved.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cit•ron (si′trən),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya 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.
- Plant Biologythe tree itself.
- Foodthe rind of the fruit, candied and preserved.
- a grayish-green yellow color.
- Plant BiologySee citron melon.
adj. - having the color citron.
- Latin citr(us) citrus + Italian -one augmentative suffix
- Italian citrone
- Middle French
- late Middle English 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: citron /ˈsɪtrən/ n - a small Asian rutaceous tree, Citrus medica, having lemon-like fruit with a thick aromatic rind
- the fruit of this tree
- the rind of either of these fruits, candied and used for decoration and flavouring of foods
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from Old Provençal, from Latin citrus citrus tree |