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Lemon

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Noun

1. lemon

yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh

2. gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize

a strong yellow color

3. citrus limon, lemon, lemon tree

a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit

4. lemon

a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons

5. lemon, stinker

an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lemon

see synonyms of lemon
noun
1. 
a small Asian evergreen tree, Citrus limon, widely cultivated in warm and tropical regions, having pale green glossy leaves and edible fruits
▶ Related adjectives: citric, citrine, citrous
2. 
a. 
the yellow oval fruit of this tree, having juicy acidic flesh rich in vitamin C
b. 
(as modifier)
a lemon jelly
3. Also called: lemon yellow
a. 
a greenish-yellow or strong yellow colour
b. 
(as adjective)
lemon wallpaper
4. 
a distinctive tart flavour made from or in imitation of the lemon
5. slang
a person or thing considered to be useless or defective

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Lemon

see synonyms of lemon
noun
1. 
a small, egg-shaped, edible citrus fruit with a yellow rind and a juicy, sour pulp, rich in ascorbic acid
2. 
the small, spiny, semitropical evergreen citrus tree (Citrus limon) bearing this fruit
3. 
pale yellow
4.  US, Slang
a. 
something, esp. a manufactured article, that is defective or imperfect
b. 
an inadequate person
adjective
5. 
having the color of a lemon; pale to bright yellow
6. 
made with or from lemons
7. 
having a flavor more or less like that of lemons

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lemon

see synonyms of lemon
n.
1.
a. A spiny evergreen tree (Citrus limon) native to Asia, widely cultivated for its oval yellow fruit.
b. The fruit of this tree, having an aromatic rind and juicy, acid pulp.
2. Lemon yellow.
3. Informal One that is unsatisfactory or defective: Their new car turned out to be a lemon.
adj.
1. Lemon-yellow.
2.
a. Made from lemons.
b. Tasting or smelling like lemons.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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