lemon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lemon	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for lemon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lemon n yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh a strong yellow color Synonym(s): gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maize a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit Synonym(s): lemon, lemon tree, Citrus limon a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory Synonym(s): lemon, stinker
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lemon \Lem"on\ (l[ecr]m"[ucr]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[umac]n; cf. Ar. laim[umac]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. {Lime} a fruit.] 1. (Bot.) 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 {C. Limonum} or {C. Medica} (var. Limonum). There are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet. 2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree. {Lemon grass} (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass ({Andropogon Sh[d2]nanthus}, and perhaps other allied species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery. {Lemon sole} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow European sole ({Solea aurantiaca}). {Salts of lemon} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also {salts of sorrel}. It is used in removing ink stains. See {Oxalic acid}, under {Oxalic}. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Verbena \Verbe"na\, n. [L. See {Vervain}.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain. Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites. --Brewer. {Essence of verbena}, {Oil of verbena}, a perfume prepared from the lemon* verbena; also, a similar perfume properly called {grass oil}. See {Grass oil}, under {Grass}. {Lemon}, [or] {Sweet}, {verbena}, a shrubby verbenaceous plant ({Lippia citriodora}), with narrow leaves which exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sole \Sole\, n. [F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See {Sole} of the foot.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus {Solea} and allied genera of the family {Soleid[91]}, especially the common European species ({Solea vulgaris}), which is a valuable food fish. (b) Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole ({Lepidopsetta bilineata}), the long-finned sole ({Glyptocephalus zachirus}), and other species. {Lemon}, [or] {French}, {sole} (Zo[94]l.), a European species of sole ({Solea pegusa}). {Smooth sole} (Zo[94]l.), the megrim.