Thesaurus: citron

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1. n. A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce.
2. n. A citron tree.
3. n. A citron melon.
4. n. large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
5. n. thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
6. 1. (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce. 2. A citron tree. 3. A citron melon. Citron melon. (a) A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish flesh. (b) A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh is used in making sweetmeats and preserves. -- Citron tree (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was probably a native of northern India, and is now understood to be the typical form of Citrus Medica.
7. A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantlyaromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce.
8. n:100 n. large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved n. thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind