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Definition of Citrus medica
1. Noun. Thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind.
Terms within: Citron
Generic synonyms: Citrus, Citrus Tree
Terms within: Citronwood
Lexicographical Neighbors of Citrus Medica
Literary usage of Citrus medica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Materia medica of the Hindus: Compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works by Udoy Chand Dutt (1877)
"In the Hortus Bengalensis it is translated into Citrus medica, while Drury and
other Madras authorities make the variety Citrus Limonum. ..."
2. Origin of Cultivated Plants by Alphonse de Candolle (1885)
"This can hardly be doubted, for two varieties had Sanskrit names; and, moreover,
the Greeks knew the fruit through the Medes, whence the name Citrus medica. ..."
3. Systematic Pomology, Treating of Description, Nomenclature, and by Frank Albert Waugh (1903)
"Lemon, Citrus medica limon. Lime, Citrus medica limetta. Sour lime (lime of the
United States), Citrus medica acris. Grape-fruit, Shaddock, or Pomelo, ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1904)
"Citrus medica, which yields the "citron" of commerce, grows with little or no
care, but sugar is dear and few people take the trouble to preserve the rind. ..."
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