Lemon
WordNet
noun
(1) An artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
(2) A strong yellow color
(3) A distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
(4) Yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
(5) A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from or . Cognate with Sanskrit .
Noun
- A yellowish citrus fruit.
- A semitropical evergreen tree that bears such fruits.
- A defective or inadequate item.
- He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.
- favour, favor.
- A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that.
- A pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
- A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.
Adjective
- Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
- Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
See also
- citrine
- citron
- citronella
- melissa
- fever grass
- Appendix:Colors