English > lemon tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit. |
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| Synonyms | lemon, Citrus limon |
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| Member of | genus Citrus | orange |
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| Parts | lemon | yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh |
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| Narrower | sweet lemon, sweet lime, Citrus limetta | lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | Citrus limon, limonero, limón |
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| Catalan | Citrus limon, llimona, llimonera, llimoner |
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