What does lemon mean?
Definitions for lemon
ˈlɛm ənlemon
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lemon.
Princeton's WordNet
lemonnoun
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maizenoun
a strong yellow color
lemon, lemon tree, Citrus limonnoun
a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit
lemonnoun
a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
lemon, stinkernoun
an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
Wiktionary
lemonnoun
A yellowish citrus fruit.
lemonnoun
A semitropical evergreen tree that bears such fruits.
lemonnoun
A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.
lemonnoun
A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
lemonnoun
A defective or inadequate item.
He didn't realise until he'd paid for it that the car was a lemon.
lemonnoun
favour, favor.
A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that.
lemonnoun
A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.
lemonadjective
Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
lemonadjective
Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
Etymology: From lymon, from ليمون or, from لیمو. Cognate with निम्ब.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
LEMONnoun
Etymology: limon, French; limonium, low Latin.
The juice of lemons is more cooling and astringent than that of oranges. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
The dyers use it for dying of bright yellows and lemon colours. John Mortimer, Husbandry.
Bear me, Pomona!
To where the lemon and the piercing lime,
With the deep orange, glowing through the green,
Their lighter glories blend. James Thomson, Sermons.The lemon tree hath large stiff leaves; the flower consists of many leaves, which expand in form of a rose: the fruit is almost of an oval figure, and divided into several cells, in which are lodged hard seeds, surrounded by a thick fleshy substance, which, for the most part, is full of an acid juice. There are many varieties of this tree, and the fruit is yearly imported from Lisbon in great plenty. Philip Miller.
Wikipedia
Lemon
The lemon (Citrus limon) is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China.The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice, which has both culinary and cleaning uses. The pulp and rind are also used in cooking and baking. The juice of the lemon is about 5% to 6% citric acid, with a pH of around 2.2, giving it a sour taste. The distinctive sour taste of lemon juice makes it a key ingredient in drinks and foods such as lemonade and lemon meringue pie.
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lemon
A lemon is a small evergreen tree or its small oval yellow fruit. The tree is native to South Asia primarily from Northeastern India. The fruit's juice, pulp, and peel are used in a variety of ways, such as culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world. It is known for its distinctive sour taste and high vitamin C content. In slang terms, a 'lemon' can also refer to a product that is found to be defective after purchase.
Webster Dictionary
Lemonnoun
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
Lemonnoun
the tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree
Etymology: [F. limon, Per. lmn; cf. Ar. laimn, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. Lime a fruit.]
Wikidata
Lemon
The lemon is a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used in cooking and baking. The juice of the lemon is about 5% to 6% citric acid, which gives lemons a sour taste. The distinctive sour taste of lemon juice makes it a key ingredient in drinks and foods such as lemonade.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lemon
lem′un, n. an oval fruit resembling the orange, with an acid pulp: the tree that bears lemons.—n. Lemonade′, a drink made of lemon-juice, water, and sugar.—adj. Lem′on-col′oured, having the colour of a ripe lemon.—ns. Lem′on-grass, a fragrant perennial grass, in India, Arabia, &c., yielding an essential oil used in perfumery; Lem′on-squash, unfervescent lemonade; Lem′on-squeez′er, a small hand-press for extracting the juice of lemons; Lem′on-yell′ow, a clear, pale yellow colour. [Fr. limon—Ar. līmūn.]
CrunchBase
Lemon
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LEMON
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lemon is ranked #2393 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Lemon surname appeared 15,140 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Lemon.
61.9% or 9,375 total occurrences were White.
29.5% or 4,480 total occurrences were Black.
4.8% or 730 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.3% or 350 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.7% or 111 total occurrences were Asian.
0.6% or 95 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'lemon' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4464
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'lemon' in Nouns Frequency: #2476
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Anagrams for lemon »
melon
monel
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lemon in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lemon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of lemon in a Sentence
The idea that combining coffee and lemon juice creates a ‘fat burning’ elixir is false. While each component may have some of their own health benefits, there is no scientific evidence to prove that the pairing of the two would promote weight loss, consuming too much of this concoction can actually have adverse effects to one’s health.
I don't know if you can find a larger a-- than Jim Acosta. CNN has been engaging in a cover-up of violent crime for quite a while, they did it for political reasons. They did it because they wanted Biden in … Those two clowns Cuomo and Lemon were mocking people who were concerned. They were laughing about it.
Yeah, because it's a little bit of lemon and vanilla and so it's a little bit of sweet and tart. So, I think that mixes with their personality.
The garden was full of orange trees, pomegranate trees, lemon trees so I wanted to bring all that freshness and colors into the collection.
If you're looking for a lower calorie alternative, avoid the flavored vodkas and spiced rums and go for the original or 'plain' option offered, if you are looking for a flavor boost, try low-calorie mixers like a flavored seltzer or fresh squeezed lemon or lime. This will provide the taste without the calories.
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Translations for lemon
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- suurlemoenAfrikaans
- ليمونArabic
- limonAzerbaijani
- цытрына, лімонBelarusian
- лимонBulgarian
- লেবুBengali
- suravaloù, sitron, sitronoù, suravalBreton
- llimoner, llimona, llimoneraCatalan, Valencian
- citrón, citroníkCzech
- citrongul, citronDanish
- ZitroneGerman
- mumue, mumuetiEwe
- λεμονί, λεμονιά, αποτυχίαGreek
- cedrato, citrono, limonoEsperanto
- limón, maula, limonado, citrón, limonero, porqueríaSpanish
- sidrunkollane, sidrunEstonian
- limoi, limoiondoBasque
- لیمون, لیموPersian
- sitruunankeltainen, sitruuna, sitruunapuu, susi, maanantaikappale, maku, makuinen, värinen, sitruuna-Finnish
- sitrónFaroese
- jaune citron, citron, citronnier, chiotteFrench
- sitroenWestern Frisian
- líomóidIrish
- liomaidScottish Gaelic
- limón, limoeiroGalician
- לימוןHebrew
- नींबू, नीबूHindi
- citromHungarian
- լիմոնArmenian
- jeruk sitrun, jeruk lemonIndonesian
- citronoIdo
- sítrónaIcelandic
- limoneItalian
- レモンJapanese
- ლიმონიGeorgian
- лимонKazakh
- ក្រូចឆ្មារKhmer
- ಇಲಿಮಿಂಚಿKannada
- 레몬, 레몬나무Korean
- лимонKyrgyz
- citreusLatin
- ZitrounLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ໝາກນາວLao
- citrinaLithuanian
- citrondzeltens, citrons, citrondzeltena krāsaLatvian
- лимон, цитронMacedonian
- ചെറുനാരകം, ചെറുനാരങ്ങMalayalam
- нимбэгMongolian
- लिंबूMarathi
- limau, jerukMalay
- lumijaMaltese
- ရှောက်, သံပရိုBurmese
- sitronsmak, sitronNorwegian
- citroensmaak, citroenboom, kat in de zak, citroengeel, citroengele, citroenDutch
- sitronNorwegian Nynorsk
- chʼil łitsooí díkʼǫ́zhígííNavajo, Navaho
- cytrynowy, cytryna, drzewo cytrynowe, rzęchPolish
- limão, limoeiroPortuguese
- citronaRomansh
- lămâi, lămâie, galben-verziuRomanian
- лимонRussian
- ли̏мӯн, lȉmūnSerbo-Croatian
- රට දෙහිSinhala, Sinhalese
- citrón, citrónovýSlovak
- limonovec, limonin, limonov, limonaSlovene
- liindhanaanSomali
- limonAlbanian
- citron, citronträd, citrongulSwedish
- ndimu, limau, mdimuSwahili
- எலுமிச்சம் பழம்Tamil
- నిమ్మ, నిమ్మకాయTelugu
- лимӯ, лимонTajik
- มะนาวThai
- limonTurkmen
- limonTurkish
- лимонTatar
- лимонUkrainian
- نیبوUrdu
- limonUzbek
- quả chanh, chanh, màu chanhVietnamese
- 柠檬Chinese
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