citron
noun
- a yellow, thick-skinned fruit resembling a lime or lemon but larger and less acid
- the semitropical tree (Citrus medica) of the rue family bearing this fruit
- the candied rind of this fruit, used as a confection, in fruitcake, etc.
- ☆ citron melon
See citron in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sĭtˈrən)
nouna. A thorny evergreen shrub or small tree (Citrus medica) native to India and widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have a thick warty rind.
b. The fruit of this plant, whose rind is often candied and used in confections and fruitcakes.
- A globose watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides) having white flesh that is candied or pickled.
- A grayish-green yellow.
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