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  1. 1. n. A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A citron tree. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A citron melon. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind Source: wordnet
  6. 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. Source: webster
  7. 7. A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantlyaromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce. Source: adambom
  8. 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 Source: ecdict

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