Look up: Citron

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   Citron
   (Citrus) These plants are native to the southern and southeastern mainland of Asia and the bordering Malayan islands. They are small, spiny shrubs or trees with alternate, usually evergreen, leaves, which are shiny and leathery and dotted with oil glands. The stems are mostly winged and jointed with the leaves and there is usually a spine on the twigs at the attachment of each stem. Their flowers smell sweet and they have five petals that are white and some kinds have purple staining the o...
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   Citron
   The citron is a tree related to the lemon, bearing large yellowish fruits shaped like a lemon, but with coarse, thick, furrowed skin which is preserved in sugar for confectionary and cakes. The citron is native to India but is cultivated through the Mediterranean and in California and Florida.
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   citron
   [n] - thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind 2. [n] - large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind
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   citron
   the large lemon-like fruit with thick fragrant peel,growing in a shrubby tree,Citrus medica, Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Citron
   The rind of a fruit of the lemon species preserved in sugar.
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   Citron
   Cit'ron (sĭt'rŭn) noun [ French citron , Late Latin citro , from Latin citrus citron tree (cf. citreum , sc. malum, a citron), from Greek ki`tron citron] 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 ...
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   citron
   noun large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
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   citron
   citron tree noun thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
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   Citron
   The `citron` is a fragrant fruit with the botanical name `Citrus medica` L., which applies to both the Swingle and Tanaka systems. It is a prominent member in the genus Citrus, belonging to the Rutaceae, or Rue, family, sub-family `Aurantoideae`. Its different names``Citrus Media`, `Median Apple` etc.`were influenced by the Theophrastus, who considered it being native to Media, Persia or Assyria. However, those names are rarely in use today. The...
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    Citron
    • (n.) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce. • (n.) A citron tree. • (n.) A citron melon.
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    citron
    (Citrus medica), small evergreen tree or shrub in the family Rutaceae, cultivated in Mediterranean countries and the West Indies. It grows to about ... [1 related articles]
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    Citron
    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.
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    Citron
    lemon
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    citron
    citron (sit'run) , name for a tree (Citrus medica) of the family Rutaceae (orange family), and for its fruit, the earliest of the citrus fruits to be introduced to Europe from Asia. The small evergreen tree is now cultivated commercially in the Mediterranean region and, to a lesser extent, in th...
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