citron green

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a light greenish-yellow color with a muted or slightly gray cast

   The conservator matched the book's faded binding to a swatch of citron green.

2. 2
   adj

   having a light, muted greenish-yellow color

   The binder covered the volume in citron-green leather.

A lexicalized color compound of citron and green. Citron entered English through French citron, from Latin citrus, naming the fruit and tree; its color sense refers to the fruit's yellow-green rind. Citron green became a more specific shade name for a greenish yellow with a muted cast.

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