NOUN | food | citron | large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind |
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plant | citron, citron tree, Citrus medica | thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind |
Sounds | sih'trahn; sih'trahnz | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
Aleutians ... transactions: 47 rhymes with ahnz... |
Meaning | large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved. | |
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Part of | citron, citron tree, Citrus medica | thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind |
Broader | citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit | Any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp |
Spanish | acimboga, cidra | |
Catalan | poncem, poncir |
Meaning | thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind. | |
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Synonyms | citron tree, Citrus medica | |
Parts | citron | large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind |
Broader | citrus, citrus tree | Any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds |
Substances | citronwood | wood of a citron tree |
Spanish | cidro, citrus medica, toronja | |
Catalan | citrus medica, poncem |
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