lemon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 See also 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 External links 1.7 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French limon (“‘citrus’”), from Arabic ليمون (leymūn) or Persian لیمون (limun). Cognate with Sanskrit निम्ब (nimbū), “‘lime’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɛmən/

  Rhymes: -ɛmən

[edit] Noun

lemon (plural lemons)

1. A yellowish citrus fruit.
2. A semitropical evergreen tree that bears such fruits.
3. (slang) A defective or inadequate item.

   He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.

4. (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from “lemon flavour”) favour, favor.

   A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that.

5. (color/colour) A pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

   lemon flesh colour:

   lemon rind colour:

6. A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.

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• (defective item): bomb

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

• limonene

[edit] See also

• adverse selection

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[edit] Adjective

lemon (comparative more lemon, superlative most lemon)

1. Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
2. (color/colour) Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

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[edit] See also

• citrine
• citron
• citronella
• melissa

• fever grass
• Appendix:Colors

[edit] External links

• Lemon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] Anagrams

• melon