citron

citron
[ˈsɪtr(ə)n]
noun
  1. a shrubby Asian tree which bears large lemon-like fruits, but with less acid flesh and thick fragrant peel
    枸橼,香橼
  2. Citrus medica, family Rutaceae; one of the ancestors of modern commercial citrus fruits
    拉丁名Citrus medic,芸香科,现代商品柑橘属水果的原宗之一
    ■the fruit of this tree
    枸橼,香橼(果实)
语源
  1. early 16th cent. (denoting the fruit): from French, from Latin citrus 'citron tree', on the pattern of limon 'lemon'
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