lem|on

lem|on
lem|on «LEHM uhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a sour, light-yellow citrus fruit that grows in warm climates. The juice is much used for flavoring and for making lemonade, and yields citric acid; the rind yields oil or essence of lemons, which is used in cookery and perfumery.
2. the thorny tree that bears this fruit. It belongs to the rue family.
3. a pale yellow.
4. Slang, Figurative. something or someone that is worthless or unpleasant: »

A car, fan, refrigerator, or other manufactured product that does not work very well most of the time is sometimes referred to as a lemon.

–adj.
1. pale-yellow; lemon-colored: »

a creamy lemon complexion.

2. flavored with lemon: »

lemon ice.

╂[< Old French limon < Arabic līmūn < Persian]
–lem´on|like´, adjective.

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