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Definition of Lemon

1. Noun. Yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh.

2. Noun. A strong yellow color.

3. Noun. A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit.

4. Noun. A distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons.

5. Noun. An artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory.

Definition of Lemon

1. n. An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the common fruit known in commerce being that of the species C. Limonum or C. Medica (var. Limonum). There are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.

Definition of Lemon

1. Noun. A yellowish citrus fruit. ¹

2. Noun. A semitropical evergreen tree that bears such fruits. ¹

3. Noun. A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons. ¹

4. Noun. A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits. ¹

5. Noun. (slang) A defective or inadequate item. ¹

6. Noun. (context: Cockney rhyming slang shortened from “lemon flavour”) favour, favor. ¹

7. Noun. (fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex. ¹

8. Adjective. Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons. ¹

9. Adjective. Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lemon

1. a citrus fruit [n -S] : LEMONISH, LEMONY [adj]

Medical Definition of Lemon

1. 1. An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus,the common fruit known in commerce being that of the species C. Limonum or C. Medica (var. Limonum). There are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet. 2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree. Lemon grass, a white crystalline substance, inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the characteristic acid of lemon; called also salis of sorrel. It is used in removing ink stains. See Oxalic acid, under Oxalic. Origin: F. Limon, Per. Limn; cf. Ar.laimn, Sp. Limon, It. Limone. Cf. Lime a fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemon

lemmoblast lemmocyte lemnian lemniscal lemniscal trigone lemniscate lemniscate of Bernouli lemniscates lemniscatic lemnisci

lemniscus lemniscus lateralis lemniscus medialis lemniscus spinalis lemniscus trigeminalis lemon-scented gum lemon-wood lemon-wood tree lemon balm lemon basil

lemon basils lemon cheese lemon chiffon lemon curd lemon drop lemon drops lemon extract lemon geranium

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