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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