citron : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: citron	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for citron
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
citron n large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind Synonym(s): citron, citron tree, Citrus medica
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Citron \Cit"ron\ (s[icr]t"r[ucr]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}.