Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The citron, Citrus medica.

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Examples

  • Spirits of wine, four quarts; essence of cedrate, two drams; essence violets, one-quarter ounce; essence of neroli, one-half ounce; otto of roses, twenty drops; orange flower essence, one ounce; oil of rosemary, thirty drops; oils of bergamot and neroli, each one-half ounce.

    The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Anonymous

  • Any one of their many-colored houses, apricot, lemon, cedrate, shining among the olive-trees, has the effect of a marvelous ripe fruit among the leaves.

    Jean-Christophe Journey's End Romain Rolland 1905

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  • bergamot

    April 18, 2010