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citron

/si-truhn/US // ˈsɪ trən //UK // (ˈsɪtrən) //

香橼,香櫞,香橼色,柠檬色

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.
    • : the tree itself.
    • : the rind of the fruit, candied and preserved.
    • : a grayish-green yellow color.
    • : citron melon.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having the color citron.

Examples

  • As this is a Tuesday, Hitch has his regular lunch with his agent, Herman Citron.

  • Early Jews suggested it was a fig, pomegranate, citron, or even tomato.

  • The acid is extracted from the juice of the citron, the lime, and the lemon, fruits grown in Sicily and the West Indies.

  • The citron is a valuable fruit; it is good for food and has a most pleasant odor.

  • The symbols of the festival are branches of the palm, bound with sprigs of myrtle and willow, and a citron.

  • "Ye shall take for yourselves the fruit of the tree hadar" (the citron).

  • It is taken into the left hand, because the right hand is strongest, and the citron is but one, while the other emblems are three.