Lemon Definition
lĕmən
lemons
noun
lemons
The small, spiny, semitropical evergreen citrus tree (Citrus limon) bearing this fruit.
Webster's New World
A small, egg-shaped, edible citrus fruit with a yellow rind and a juicy, sour pulp, rich in ascorbic acid.
Webster's New World
Any of various shades of yellow.
Webster's New World
One that is unsatisfactory or defective.
Their new car turned out to be a lemon.
American Heritage
Something, esp. a manufactured article, that is defective or imperfect.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- worthless person
- turkey
- hunk-of-junk
- piece of junk
- worthless thing
- dud
- bad one
- clunker
- Citrus limon
- lemon tree
- maize
- lemon yellow
- gamboge
- stinker
- citron
adjective
Having the color of a lemon; pale to bright yellow.
Webster's New World
Made with or from lemons.
Webster's New World
Having a flavor more or less like that of lemons.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A surname.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Lemon
Noun
Singular:
lemon
Plural:
lemonsOrigin of Lemon
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Middle English limon from Old French from Old Italian limone from Arabic laymūn ultimately from alteration (probably influenced by an Andalusian Romance augmentative suffix akin to Spanish -ón) of Persian līmū lemon, any of various citrus fruits lime
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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