Difference between Citron and Lemon

What is the difference between Citron and Lemon?

Citron as a noun is a greenish yellow colour. while Lemon as a noun is a yellowish citrus fruit.

Citron

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a greenish yellow colour. a small citrus tree, Citrus medica the fruit of a citron tree. the candied rind of the citron fruit.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of a greenish yellow colour.

Lemon

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A yellowish citrus fruit.A semitropical evergreen tree that bears such fruits.A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.A defective or inadequate item.favour, favor.A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.

Example sentence: The most challenging work and the best work I've ever done was in a thing I did for PBS called 'Lemon Sky', a play by Lanford Wilson. I think it's the rawest, most complex work that I've had to do, and the thing I'm most proud of.

We hope you now know whether to use Citron or Lemon in your sentence.

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