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lemon
[ lem-uhn ]
noun
- the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- the tree itself.
- Informal. a person or thing that proves to be defective, imperfect, or unsatisfactory; dud:
His car turned out to be a lemon.
adjective
- made of or with lemon.
- having the color, taste, or odor of lemon.
lemon
/ ˈɛə /
noun
- a small Asian evergreen tree, Citrus limon, widely cultivated in warm and tropical regions, having pale green glossy leaves and edible fruits citriccitrinecitrous
- the yellow oval fruit of this tree, having juicy acidic flesh rich in vitamin C
- ( as modifier )
a lemon jelly
- Also calledlemon yellow
- a greenish-yellow or strong yellow colour
- ( as adjective )
lemon wallpaper
- a distinctive tart flavour made from or in imitation of the lemon
- slang.a person or thing considered to be useless or defective
Derived Forms
- ˈDz-ˌ, adjective
- ˈDzԾ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- o· adjective
- o· o· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lemon1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lemon1
Example Sentences
The lemon zest was another lesson in escalation.
A variation of hollandaise, béarnaise consists of nothing but lemon, butter, eggs, vinegar and, of course, tarragon.
Tesla’s other new model, the clunky and widely disdained Cybertruck, is beginning to look like a lemon.
“And it was, like, this butter board that had crab and preserved lemon and these seaweeds and all this stuff and then, like, this brown butter, as well, on top of the butter.”
The exhibition includes a blackened, withered lemon, 110 years old, which formed part of the evidence against Kurt Muller, caught spying for Germany in 1915.
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