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Lemon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Lemon : (noun)
1: yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
2: a strong yellow color [syn: gamboge, lemon yellow, maize]
3: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely
cultivated for its fruit [syn: lemon tree, Citrus limon]
4: a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
5: an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or
unsatisfactory [syn: stinker]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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 theLemon : 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Lemon |
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JoannaButler: @millerian @jaamit @mike20 I'm liking your recs-thanks guys! Lemon, honey & Vicks w/ rubbish tv :D |
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mikafable: waiting on Lemon meringue from frostings cupcakes! yummy! |
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nianenek: @indispepier gaya sekali kamu, padahal kamu langsung teriak dan tidak mau nonton waktu disetel yang 'Lemon eye ice' |
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