Citron (disambiguation)

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Citron is a species of citrus fruit, citron varieties include:

• The Florentine Citron
• The Diamante Citron from Italy.
• The Greek Citron.
• The Balady Citron from Palestine.
• The Fingered Citron.
• The Yemenite Citron.

It is employed in a Jewish ritual called Etrog, according to some opinions it was the forbidden fruit. It's candied peel is named Succade. It derivative a Greek liqueur, is named Kitron.

• Citron is also used as to describe a soft yellow color, resembling the color of the citron.

[edit] Municipalities

Citron may also refer to:

• A city in French Guiana

[edit] Persons with the surname Citron

• William M. Citron (1896-1976), U.S. Representative from Connecticut
• Jeffrey A. Citron, chairman of Vonage
• Michelle Citron, American feminist film, video and multimedia producer, scholar and author
• Minna Citron (1896-1991), American painter and printmaker
• Robert Citron, longtime Treasurer-Tax Collector of Orange County, California
• Bob Citron (1953–1959), engineer
• Neil Citron, guitarist who played briefly with heavy metal band Quiet Riot in 2006
• "Diamond" Carlo Citrone is a British professional poker player and commentator, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Minor characters with the surname Citron are mentioned in James Joyce's famous work Ulysses

[edit] See also

• Thyine wood was called citron wood by the Romans.
• Citron-crested Cockatoo, a bird.
• Citron-bellied Attila (Attila citriniventris) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.
• The Citron-headed Yellow-finch (Sicalis luteocephala) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.
• Parti Citron, a political party in Canada.
• Citron melon
• Citron (rho-interacting, serine/threonine kinase 21), also known as CIT (gene), is a human gene.
• Ushpizin, an Israeli film.
• List of Czech musical groups.
• List of Apple II clones.
• The Love for Three Oranges (fairy tale)