citron : Idioms & Phrases

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Citron melon

  • . (a) A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish flesh. (b) A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh is used in making sweetmeats and preserves.
Webster 1913

Citron tree

  • noun thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
    Citrus medica; citron.
WordNet
  • (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was probably a native of northern India, and is now understood to be the typical form of Citrus Medica.
Webster 1913