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CITRON TREE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
Synonyms:
citron; citron tree; Citrus medica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("citron tree" is a kind of...):
citrus; citrus tree (any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds)
Meronyms (parts of "citron tree"):
citron (large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved)
Meronyms (substance of "citron tree"):
citronwood (wood of a citron tree)
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