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  • 1Candied fruit — Candied redirects here. For other meanings see the verb to candy . Candied orange peel …

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  • 2Citron — Cit ron (s[i^]t r[u^]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; it is produced by the citron tree… …

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  • 3Citron melon — Citron Cit ron (s[i^]t r[u^]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; it is produced by the… …

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  • 4Citron tree — Citron Cit ron (s[i^]t r[u^]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; it is produced by the… …

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  • 5Citron melon — The citron melon (Citrullus lanatus), or tsamma, is thought to be the original/ancestral variety of watermelon. It is in the family cucurbit which consists of various squashes, melons, and gourds. Its fruit has a hard white flesh, rendering it… …

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  • 6citron — [si′trən] n. [Fr, lemon < It citrone < L citrus,CITRUS] 1. a yellow, thick skinned fruit resembling a lime or lemon but larger and less acid 2. the semitropical tree (Citrus medica) of the rue family bearing this fruit 3. the candied rind… …

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  • 7citron melon — ☆ citron melon n. a kind of fruit with a hard white flesh, that grows on a variety of watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides): used only candied or preserved …

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  • 8Citron — For other uses, see Citron (disambiguation). Citron Citrus medica Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …

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  • 9citron — /si treuhn/, n. 1. a pale yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime. 2. the tree itself. 3. the rind of the fruit, candied and preserved. 4 …

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  • 10citron melon — noun see citron 1c * * * a round, hard fleshed watermelon, Citrullus lanatus citroides, used candied or pickled. Also called citron. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * citron melon, U.S. a kind of watermelon, bearing a small fruit with firm, white flesh… …

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