Citrus medica : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Citrus medica	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Citrus medica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Citrus medica n 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]:
Lime \Lime\, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See {Lemon}.] (Bot.) A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree which bears it. There are two kinds; {Citrus Medica}, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime ({C. Medica}, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cedrat \Ce"drat\ (s[emac]"dr[acr]t), n. [Cf. F. c[82]drat. See {Cedar}.] (Bot.) Properly the citron, a variety of {Citrus medica}, with large fruits, not acid, and having a high perfume.
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}.