lemon | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh | |
Related terms: | citrus lemon_peel | |
2. | [ noun ] (color) a strong yellow color | |
Synonyms: | lemon_yellow maize gamboge | |
Related terms: | yellow | |
3. | [ noun ] (botany) a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit | |
Synonyms: | lemon_tree Citrus_limon | |
Related terms: | citrus sweet_lemon genus_Citrus | |
4. | [ noun ] (informal) an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory | |
Synonyms: | stinker | |
Related terms: | artifact colloquialism | |
5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2018 | |
6. | [ noun ] (psychology,food) a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons | |
Related terms: | relish | |
Similar spelling: |
lemony lemmon Leamon lennon Lehman Leeman Leaman leonine Lemoine Lehmann Lenin Lemen Leinen Lehnen Lenihan Lenahan lean_on |