Definition
Relating to or resembling citrus fruits; having the characteristics or properties of citrus.
Etymology
From citrea (Latin neuter plural of citreus, meaning citrus-like) plus the English adjectival suffix -an. An archaic or poetic form rarely used in modern English.
Kelly Says
Citrean is a dead word walking—it's so archaic that modern English speakers have replaced it entirely with 'citrus' as an adjective, but it survives in old botanical texts and poetry where writers wanted to sound more lyrical.
Translations
ARالعربية
ليموني
li-mo-ni
DEDeutsch
zitronig
tsit-ro-nig
ELΕλληνικά
ελληνικό
e-li-ni-ko
ESEspañol
citreano
sit-re-a-no
FISuomi
sitruuna
sit-ru-una
IDBahasa Indonesia
citrean
sit-re-an
ITItaliano
citreano
sit-re-a-no
MSBahasa Melayu
citrean
sit-re-an
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ္တရာ
sit-tra-ra
NLNederlands
citreen
sit-reen
PLPolski
cytrynowy
cy-try-no-vy
PTPortuguês
citreano
sit-re-a-no
RORomână
citrean
sit-re-an
RUРусский
лимонный
limon-nyy
SWKiswahili
citrean
sit-re-an
TAதமிழ்
எலுமிச்சை
e-lu-mit-chai
TEతెలుగు
నారింజ
na-ari-n-j
UKУкраїнська
лимонний
li-mon-niy
VITiếng Việt
citrean
sit-re-an