Meaning of citron in English
Noun
citronEtymology
early 16th century (denoting the fruit): from French, from Latin citrus‘citron tree’, on the pattern of limon‘lemon’Definitions
1. large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rindExamples
- « usually preserved »
- 2. thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind