Citron

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: cit=ron

CIDE DICTIONARY

Citron, n. [F. citron, LL. citro, fr. L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron), from Gr. ki`tron citron].

•  A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic; it is produced by the citron tree (Citrus medica). The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce. The fruit was once called the lime.  [1913 Webster]
•  A citron tree, Citrus medica.  [1913 Webster]
•  A citron melon.  [1913 Webster]

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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Citron, n.
1 a shrubby tree, Citrus medica, bearing large lemon-like fruits with thick fragrant peel.
2 this fruit.

Etymology

F f. L CITRUS, after limon lemon