| NOUN | food | lemon | yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh |
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| attribute | lemon, gamboge, lemon yellow, maize | a strong yellow color | |
| plant | lemon, lemon tree, Citrus limon | a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit | |
| cognition | lemon | a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons | |
| artifact | lemon, stinker | an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory |
| Sounds | leh'mahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh. | |
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| Part of | lemon, lemon tree, Citrus limon | A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit |
| Parts | lemon peel, lemon rind | The rind of a lemon |
| Broader | citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit | Any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp |
| Spanish | citrón, limón | |
| Catalan | llimona | |
| Adjectives | lemony | tasting sour like a lemon |
| Meaning | A strong yellow color. | |
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| Synonyms | gamboge, lemon yellow, maize | |
| Broader | yellow, yellowness | Yellow color or pigment |
| Spanish | amarillo limón | |
| Catalan | llimona | |
| Meaning | A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit. | |
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| Synonyms | lemon tree, Citrus limon | |
| Member of | genus Citrus | orange |
| Parts | lemon | yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh |
| Narrower | sweet lemon, sweet lime, Citrus limetta | lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp |
| Broader | citrus, citrus tree | Any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds |
| Spanish | Citrus limon, limonero, limón | |
| Catalan | Citrus limon, llimona, llimonera, llimoner | |
| Meaning | A distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons. | |
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| Broader | relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang | The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth |
| Spanish | limones, limón | |
| Adjectives | lemony | tasting sour like a lemon |
| Meaning | An artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory. | |
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| Synonym | stinker | |
| Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
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