citron
IPA: sˈɪtrʌn
noun
- A greenish yellow colour.
- A small citrus tree, Citrus medica.
- The fruit of a citron tree.
- The candied rind of the citron fruit.
- A surname.
adjective
- Of a greenish yellow colour.
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Examples of "citron" in Sentences
- At the feast of Tabernacles his citron was the best.
- The Buddha's hand citron is budding, but the flowers haven't opened yet.
- The citron is a valuable fruit; it is good for food and has a most pleasant odor.
- The citron is a beautiful evergreen, affording delightful shade as well as refreshing fruit.
- The common or garden citron, which is sharp to the taste and not pleasant to have handed to one.
- Sukkoth observance involves waving a palm frond and carrying a lemon-like fruit called a citron etrog in Hebrew.
- There is a subgroup of water-melons, C. lanatus citroides, known as citron or preserving melons, with inedible flesh but abundant rind for these preparations.
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