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citrus tree vs citron

citron vs citrus tree

citrus tree and citron both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
citrus tree Yes No No No
citron Yes No No No
As nouns, citron is a hyponym of citrus tree; that is, citron is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than citrus tree:
  • 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
  • citron: thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
Other hyponyms of citrus tree include orange, orange tree, Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock, citron tree, Citrus medica, Citrus paradisi, grapefruit, Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree, Citrus tangelo, tangelo, tangelo tree, ugli fruit, Citrus limonia, lemanderin, rangpur, rangpur lime, Citrus limon, lemon, lemon tree, Citrus aurantifolia, lime, lime tree, citrange, citrange tree, Citroncirus webberi, cumquat, kumquat, kumquat tree.
citrus tree (noun) citron (noun)
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 large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved
thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind
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