citron

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A greenish yellow colour.
2. (countable, uncountable) A small citrus tree, Citrus medica.
3. (countable, uncountable) The fruit of a citron tree.
4. (countable, uncountable) The candied rind of the citron fruit.

Adj

Of a greenish yellow colour.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪtɹən/

Etymology

Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”), Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan derived from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”) (see there for further etymology).

Synonyms

lime

lemon

🍋

citrine

citron tree

Citrus medica

shaddock

topaz

tree

🌳

yellow quartz

false topaz

fingered citron

winged citron

buddhas hand

citrine

cedrat

citronwood

citron colour

topaz quartz

Bohemian topaz

quartz topaz

grapefruit

rind

Translations

cedro

cédrat

citron

🍋

Zitronatzitrone

cédratier

أترج

cidro

cidreira

cidra

poncem

Zitrone

🍋

cytron

Citrus medica

Zedratzitrone

κίτρο