Citreous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɪtɹɪəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Citreous is an adjective meaning Of the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
Meaning
Of the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
Example Sentences
The glow was there now, a citreous smudge on the hardpacked earth below him and to his left.
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 electrical, or something alive….
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include citrussy, citruslike, citrusy, lutescent, lemony, apricot.
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