Citrine

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Gender Feminine

Usage English, French

Pronounced Pron. sit-REEN(English)

SIT-reen(English)

SIT-REEN(French)

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Contributor Contrib.earthnut on 9/13/2007

Last Editor EditorLMS on 12/2/2015 [revision history]

Meaning & History

From the English word for a pale yellow variety of quartz that resembles topaz. From Old French citrin, ultimately from Latin citrus, "citron tree". It is one of the birthstones for November.