Citron
English Meaning
A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce.
- A thorny evergreen shrub or small tree (Citrus medica) native to India and widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have a thick warty rind.
- The fruit of this plant, whose rind is often candied and used in confections and fruitcakes.
- A globose watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides) having white flesh that is candied or pickled.
- A grayish-green yellow.