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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Citron \Cit"ron\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]n), n. [F. citron, LL citro, fr
L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum sc malum, a citron),
from Gr 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 melon.
{Citron melon}.
a A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish
flesh.
b A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh
is used in making sweetmeats and preserves.
{Citron tree} (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was
probably a native of northern India, and is now understood
to be the typical form of {Citrus Medica}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
citron
n 1: large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually
preserved
2: thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely
cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick
warty rind [syn: {citron tree}, {Citrus medica}]
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