Lemon vs. Citron

Lemon vs. Citron — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Lemon and Citron

Lemonnoun

A yellowish citrus fruit.

Citronnoun

A greenish yellow colour.

Lemonnoun

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

Citronnoun

A small citrus tree, Citrus medica.

Lemonnoun

A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.

Citronnoun

The fruit of a citron tree.

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Lemonnoun

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

Citronnoun

The candied rind of the citron fruit.

Lemonnoun

(slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual.

He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.

Citronadjective

Of a greenish yellow colour.

Lemonnoun

Favor.

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

Citronnoun

large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved

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Lemonnoun

(fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex (named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon).

Citronnoun

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

Lemonadjective

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

Lemonadjective

Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

Lemonadjective

Smart; cheeky, vocal.

Lemonverb

(transitive) To flavour with lemon.

You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.

Lemonnoun

yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh

Lemonnoun

a strong yellow color

Lemonnoun

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

Lemonnoun

a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons

Lemonnoun

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