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Lemon and Citron Definitions

Lemon

A spiny evergreen tree (Citrus limon) native to Asia, widely cultivated for its oval yellow fruit.

Citron

A thorny evergreen shrub or small tree (Citrus medica) native to India and widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have a thick warty rind.

Lemon

The fruit of this tree, having an aromatic rind and juicy, acid pulp.

Citron

The fruit of this plant, whose rind is often candied and used in confections and fruitcakes.

Lemon

Lemon yellow.

Citron

A globose watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides) having white flesh that is candied or pickled.
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Lemon

(Informal) One that is unsatisfactory or defective
Their new car turned out to be a lemon.

Citron

A grayish-green yellow.

Lemon

Lemon-yellow.

Citron

A greenish yellow colour.

Lemon

Made from lemons.

Citron

A small citrus tree, Citrus medica.
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Lemon

Tasting or smelling like lemons.

Citron

The fruit of a citron tree.

Lemon

A yellowish citrus fruit.

Citron

The candied rind of the citron fruit.

Lemon

A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.

Citron

Of a greenish yellow colour.
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Lemon

A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.

Citron

A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic; it is produced by the citron tree (Citrus medica). The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce. The fruit was once called the lime.

Lemon

A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.

Citron

A citron tree, Citrus medica.

Lemon

(slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual.
He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.

Citron

A citron melon.

Lemon

Favor.
A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon! I could get it for half that.

Citron

Large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved

Lemon

(fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.

Citron

Thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind

Lemon

Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.

Lemon

Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

Lemon

Smart; cheeky, vocal.

Lemon

(transitive) To flavour with lemon.
You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.

Lemon

An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the common fruit known in commerce being that of the species Citrus Limonum or Citrus Medica (var. Limonum). There are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.

Lemon

The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.

Lemon

Yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh

Lemon

A strong yellow color

Lemon

A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit

Lemon

A distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons

Lemon

An artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory

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