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Noun
/ˈsitrən/,
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citrons, plural;
  1. A shrubby Asian tree that bears large fruits similar to lemons, but with flesh that is less acid and peels that are thicker and more fragrant

  2. The fruit of this tree

  1. large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
  2. thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
  3. The citron is a fragrant citrus fruit, botanically classified as "Citrus medica" by both, the Swingle and Tanaka systems. The designation medica is apparently derived from its ancient name "Median apple" that was influenced by Theophrastus who believed it to be native to Medes.
  4. a greenish yellow colour; a small citrus tree, Citrus medica; the fruit of a citron tree; the candied rind of the citron fruit; Of a greenish yellow colour
  5. A semitropical fruit that resembles a six-to-nine inch long lemon. Because the pulp is very sour, it is unsuitable for eating. The extremely thick peel, however, is candied and used in baking.
  6. a citrus fruit tree (citrus medica), sometimes referred to as a cedrat lemon. It is not a true lemon, although it is related to both lemons and limes. The peel is the source of the note citron which is used in perfumery; the leaves and twigs are used to distill cedrat petitgrain.
  7. The rind of a fruit of the lemon species preserved in sugar.
  8. A lemon-like fruit with thicker skin, larger, and with less acid
  9. sukaatti, sukaattisitruuna
  10. (W) NM lemon [citron]