| L | malus medica "the apple of the Medes" (nothing to do with medicine) Flora Eur. 692 |
E | citron, etrog | S | Citrus medica L. |
| G | Zedrate, Zitronatzitrone, Medischer Apfel | F | cédrat, cédratier, citronnier des juifs | I | cedro, cedrone |
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The etrog of Sukkot. Vergil had never seen a citron. His description comes from Theophrastus H.P. 4.4.2. I think we can all agree that, despite what Vergil says, the citron resembles the laurel in no way whatsoever.
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