citrus tree vs citron tree

citron tree vs citrus tree

citrus tree and citron tree both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
citrus tree	Yes	No	No	No
citron tree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, citron tree is a hyponym of citrus tree; that is, citron tree 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 tree: 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, 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 tree (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	thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind

Difference between citrus tree and citron tree

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