citron
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- noun
- /ˈsɪtrən/
:
cidrón
- He enjoyed making marmalade from fresh citron picked from the tree in his garden.
- citron peel
- candied citron
That's that's like like squeezing a citrus fruit Citron is what I said.
- That's that's like like squeezing a citrus fruit Citron is what I said.
Examples
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Her citron fruit tree (Citrus medica) was transplanted from near the port of the village into her home garden.
Academic text (2004) -
Some are edible (hybrids like 'Tangelo', a cross between a mandarin and pomelo); some are just interesting, like 'Buddha's Hand' citron with finger-like projections.
Blog text (24) -
After a period of trial and error, she found lemony citron an acceptable top note; it gave the featured jasmine a brief but flattering introduction.
Fiction book (1990) -
The monks' most expensive product was a recipe that mixed rose oil with cloves, cinnamon, mace, musk, ambergris, citron, and cedar.
Fiction book (1990) -
Twelve hours later, he awoke and set at once to mixing the beet pollen distillate with jasmine oil and citron essence in varying proportions.
Fiction book (1990) -
The chef added the citron peel to enhance the flavor of the cake.
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For the holiday recipe, she included chopped citron along with other fruits.
Synonyms
A small thorny tree that makes large fruits like lemons with thick bumpy skin
A small thorny evergreen tree that produces large lemonlike fruit with thick bumpy skin
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Citron names a large, lemon-like fruit with a thick rind. It comes from the same root as citrus, the group of fruits that includes lemons and oranges, so thinking of 'lemon' or citrus helps you remember it is a big fruit often candied.