citreous
UK/ˈsɪtɹɪəs/
citreous adjective: of the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
Adjective
citreous (comparative more citreous, superlative most citreous)
- Of the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
- And sitting on the porch one night at La Hacienda, reading by generator light, I was hardly even tempted when bats came vectoring down – fruit bats, maybe – called by the lamp's citreous glow in which, turning, I could see my rod fly against the rail, its golden reel glittering like something...1986, Randy Wayne White, “Costa Rica, the Twig Syndrome, and the World Record That Got Away”, in Out of The Noösphere, page 473
- The glow was there now, a citreous smudge on the hardpacked earth below him and to his left.1992, Barbara Hambly, The Magicians of Night
Forms of citreous
| comparative | more citreous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most citreous |
Origin of citreous
From Latin citreus.
Questions about citreous
- What does citreous mean?
- Citreous means of the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
- What part of speech is citreous?
- Citreous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce citreous?
- Citreous is pronounced /ˈsɪtɹɪəs/ (UK).
Words near citreous in the dictionary
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