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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEM'ON, n.
1. The fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Citrus, which grows in warm climates. This fruit furnishes a cooling acid juice, which forms an ingredient in some of our most delicious liquors.
2. Lemon or lemon tree, the tree that produces lemons.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
2: a strong yellow color [syn: gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize]
3: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit [syn: lemon, lemon tree, Citrus limon]
4: a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
5: an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory [syn: lemon, stinker]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English lymon, from Middle French limon, from Medieval Latin limon-, limo, from Arabic laym?n, l?m?n, from Persian l?m?, l?mun Date: 15th century 1. a. an acid fruit that is botanically a many-seeded pale yellow oblong berry produced by a small thorny citrus tree (Citrus limon) and that has a rind from which an aromatic oil is extracted b. a tree that bears lemons 2. one (as an automobile) that is unsatisfactory or defective II. adjective Date: 1598 1. of the color lemon yellow 2. a. containing lemon b. having the flavor or scent of lemon

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a a pale-yellow thick-skinned oval citrus fruit with acidic juice. b a tree of the species Citrus limon which produces this fruit. 2 a pale-yellow colour. 3 colloq. a person or thing regarded as feeble or unsatisfactory or disappointing. Phrases and idioms: lemon balm a bushy plant, Melissa officinalis, with leaves smelling and tasting of lemon. lemon curd (or cheese) a conserve made from lemons, butter, eggs, and sugar, with the consistency of cream cheese. lemon drop a boiled sweet flavoured with lemon. lemon geranium a lemon-scented pelargonium, Pelargonium crispum. lemon grass any fragrant tropical grass of the genus Cymbopogon, yielding an oil smelling of lemon. lemon squash Brit. a soft drink made from lemons and other ingredients, often sold in concentrated form. lemon-squeezer a device for extracting the juice from a lemon. lemon thyme a herb, Thymus citriodorus, with lemon-scented leaves used for flavouring. lemon verbena (or plant) a shrub, Lippia citriodora, with lemon-scented leaves. Derivatives: lemony adj. Etymology: ME f. OF limon f. Arab. lima: cf. LIME(2)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lemon Lem"on (l[e^]m"[u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n; cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. Lime a fruit.] 1. (Bot.) 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 (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass (Andropogon Sh[oe]nanthus, and perhaps other allied species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery. Lemon sole (Zo["o]l.), a yellow European sole (Solea aurantiaca). Salts of lemon (Chem.), 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 salts of sorrel. It is used in removing ink stains. See Oxalic acid, under Oxalic. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Verbena Ver*be"na, n. [L. See Vervain.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain. Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites. --Brewer. Essence of verbena, Oil of verbena, a perfume prepared from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly called grass oil. See Grass oil, under Grass. Lemon, or Sweet, verbena, a shrubby verbenaceous plant (Lippia citriodora), with narrow leaves which exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sole Sole, n. [F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See Sole of the foot.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera of the family Soleid[ae], especially the common European species (Solea vulgaris), which is a valuable food fish. (b) Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), the long-finned sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus), and other species. Lemon, or French, sole (Zo["o]l.), a European species of sole (Solea pegusa). Smooth sole (Zo["o]l.), the megrim.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(lemons) 1. A lemon is a bright yellow fruit with very sour juice. Lemons grow on trees in warm countries. ...a slice of lemon. ...oranges, lemons and other citrus fruits. ...lemon juice. N-VAR 2. Lemon is a drink that tastes of lemons.

Moby Thesaurus

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