citron-tree

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CITRON-TREE, noun The tree which produces the citron, of the genus Citrus. It has an upright smooth stem, with a branchy head, rising from five to fifteen feet, adorned with large, oval, spear-shaped leaves. To the same genus belong the lemon-tree, orange-tree, etc.
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