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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lem•on /ˈlɛmən/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologythe yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree: [uncountable]Would you like lemon with your tea?[countable]Lemons cost a dollar each there.
- Plant Biology[countable] the tree itself.
- [uncountable] a color of yellow much like that of the outside of a lemon.
- Informal Termsone that proves to be faulty or unsatisfactory;
dud:[countable]Our new car turned out to be a lemon. adj. [before a noun] - made of or with lemon:lemon pie.
- having the color, taste, or odor of lemon.
lem•on•y, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lem•on (lem′ən),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologythe yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Plant Biologythe tree itself.
- See lemon yellow.
- Informal Termsa person or thing that proves to be defective, imperfect, or unsatisfactory;
dud:His car turned out to be a lemon. adj. - made of or with lemon.
- having the color, taste, or odor of lemon.
- Persian līmū, līmun
- Medieval Latin līmō, (stem līmōn-)
- Medieval Latin lemōnium; replacing Middle English lymon
- 1350–1400; 1905–10 for def. 4;
lem′on•ish, adj. lem′on•like′, lem′on•y, adj. |