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What is the difference between lemon and citron?

lemon | citron |

As nouns the difference between lemon and citron

is that lemon is a yellowish citrus fruit while citron is a greenish yellow colour.

As adjectives the difference between lemon and citron

is that lemon is containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons while citron is of a greenish yellow colour.

As a proper noun Lemon

is {{surname|lang=en}.

lemon

English

(Citrus limon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A yellowish citrus fruit.
  • A semitropical evergreen tree, , that bears such fruits.
  • A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.
  • A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
  • (slang) A defective or inadequate item.
    • He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon .
  • Smart; cheeky, vocal.
  • * 2009 , (Caitlin Moran), ‘Why I love paying tax’, The Times , 12 Oct 2009:
    • Obviously Emin is not the first public figure to get lemon over tax increases.
  • favour, favor.
    • A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon , I could get it for half that.
  • (fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex (named after the erotic anime series (Cream Lemon) ).

    • Synonyms

    * (defective item) bomb

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from lemon) * bitter lemon * lemon balm * lemon cheese * lemon chiffon * lemon chiffon pie * lemon crab * lemon curd * lemon drop * lemon grass * lemon juice * lemon law * lemon lime * lemon meringue pie * lemon myrtle * lemon soda * lemon sole * lemon squeezer * lemon squash * lemon thyme * lemon verbena * lemon vervain * lemon yellow * lemonade * lemonade berry * lemon-belly * lemongrass * lemon-squeezer * lemony

    Related terms

    * limonene

    See also

    * adverse selection

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
  • Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

    • See also

    * citrine * citron * citronella * melissa * fever grass *

    Anagrams

    * melon

    References

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    citron

    English

    (wikipedia citron)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A greenish yellow colour.
  • A small citrus tree, .
  • The fruit of a citron tree.
  • The candied rind of the citron fruit.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a greenish yellow colour.

    • Derived terms

    * citron melon * citron wood

    See also

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