κιτρέα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κίτρον (kítron, fruit of the citron tree) + -έᾱ (-éā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῐτρέᾱ • (kitréā) f (genitive κῐτρέᾱς); first declension

  1. citron tree
    • Geoponica 10.7.8:
      Κίτρια δὲ εἰ βούλει μέλανα ποιῆσαι, μηλέας κλάδον τῇ κιτρέᾳ ἐγκέντριζε, καὶ ἀνάπαλιν.
      Kítria dè ei boúlei mélana poiêsai, mēléas kládon têi kitréāi enkéntrize, kaì anápalin.
      If you want to make dark citrons, graft a branch of an apple tree onto the citron tree, and vice versa.

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