Lemon
What is citron ? what is lemon ?
| CITRON NOT LEMON. The french word for lemon is indeed citron, however, citron is a fairly large green fruit with a very thick solid fruit texture which is usually glazed and used in ruit cakes etc. It has a fairly mild flavour. citron, small evergreen tree (Citrus medica) of the ORANGE family, and its fruit, the first of the CITRUS FRUITS introduced to Europe from E Asia. Citrons are grown in the mediterranean, West Indies, Florida, and California. The large yellow-green, thin-rinded, and furrowed fruit contains a thick, white, and tender inner rind and a small acid pulp. The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia is licensed from Columbia University |
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