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Nov 30, 2009
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cit•ron



Pronunciation: (si'trun), [key]
—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. a grayish-green yellow color.
5. See citron melon.

—adj.
having the color citron.

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