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citron noun & adjective. E16.
[Old & mod. French from Latin CITRUS, after limon lemon.]
A. noun.
A fruit resembling the lemon but larger, less acid, and with thicker rind. (Orig. also the lemon, and perh. the lime.) E16.
The tree, Citrus medica, which bears this fruit. Also citron tree. M16.
A light greenish-yellow colour; citrine. E17.
The fragrant wood of an African tree, prob. a cypress, Tetraclinis articulata, prized in Roman times for making furniture. M17-M18.
Brandy flavoured with citron or lemon peel. E-M18.
b. adjective. Of a light greenish-yellow colour, citrine. E20.