citrus medica

5 definitions found

citrus medica - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lemon \Lem"on\ (l[e^]m"[u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n;
     cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. Lime a
     fruit.]
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     1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange,
        and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is
        produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the
        common fruit known in commerce being that of the species
        Citrus Limonum or Citrus Medica (var. Limonum). There
        are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.
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     2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.
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     Lemon grass (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass
        (Andropogon Sh[oe]nanthus, and perhaps other allied
        species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery.
  
     Lemon sole (Zool.), a yellow European sole (Solea  aurantiaca
        ).
  
     Salts of lemon (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
        inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium
        oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the
        characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also salts of  sorrel
        . It is used in removing ink stains. See Oxalic  acid
        , under Oxalic. [Colloq.]
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  Lime \Lime\, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See Lemon.]
     1. (Bot.) The fruit of the Citrus aurantifolia, allied to
        the lemon, but greener in color; also, the tree which
        bears it.
  
     Note: The term lime was formerly also applied to variants of
           the closely related citron, of which there are two
           varieties, Citrus Medica, var. acida which is
           intensely sour, and the
  
     sweet lime (Citrus Medica, var. Limetta) which is only
        slightly sour. See citron.
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     2. The color of the lime[1], a yellowish-green.
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  Cedrat \Ce"drat\ (s[=e]"dr[a^]t), n. [Cf. F. c['e]drat. See
     Cedar.] (Bot.)
     Properly the citron, a variety of Citrus medica, with large
     fruits, not acid, and having a high perfume.
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  Citron \Cit"ron\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]n), n. [F. citron, LL. citro, fr.
     L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron),
     from Gr. ki`tron citron]
     1. (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and
        pleasantly aromatic; it is produced by the citron tree
        (Citrus medica). The thick rind, when candied, is the
        citron of commerce. The fruit was once called the lime.
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     2. A citron tree, Citrus medica.
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     3. A citron melon.
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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.
  
     Citron tree (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.
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citrus medica - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Citrus medica
      n 1: thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely
           cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick
           warty rind [syn: citron, citron tree, Citrus medica]