The difference between Citron and Lemon

When used as nouns, citron means a greenish yellow colour, whereas lemon means a yellowish citrus fruit.

When used as adjectives, citron means of a greenish yellow colour, whereas lemon means containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.


Lemon is also verb with the meaning: to flavour with lemon.

check bellow for the other definitions of Citron and Lemon

  1. Citron as a noun:

    A greenish yellow colour.

    Examples:

    "color paneE7F950"

  2. Citron as a noun:

    A small citrus tree, Citrus medica.

  3. Citron as a noun:

    The fruit of a citron tree.

  4. Citron as a noun:

    The candied rind of the citron fruit.

  1. Citron as an adjective:

    Of a greenish yellow colour.

  1. Lemon as a noun:

    A yellowish citrus fruit.

  2. Lemon as a noun:

    A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.

  3. Lemon as a noun:

    A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.

  4. Lemon as a noun:

    A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.

    Examples:

    "color panelemon flesh 2=FADA5E"

    "color panelemon rind 2=FDE910"

  5. Lemon as a noun (slang):

    A defective or inadequate item or individual.

    Examples:

    "He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon."

  6. Lemon as a noun ([[Cockney rhyming slang]], shortened from “lemon flavour”):

    Favor.

    Examples:

    "A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that."

  7. Lemon as a noun (fandom):

    A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex (named after the erotic anime series ).

  1. Lemon as an adjective:

    Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.

  2. Lemon as an adjective:

    Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

  3. Lemon as an adjective (Cockney rhyming, _, slang, from "lemon tart"):

    Smart; cheeky, vocal.

  1. Lemon as a verb (transitive):

    To flavour with lemon.

    Examples:

    "You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish."

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