lemon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: lĕm'ən
ipa: /ˈlɛmən/
ipa: /ˈlɪmɪn/
rhymes: -ɛmən
Forms: form: lemons
form: limon
Etymology: Etymology tree
Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū)bor.
Persian لیموbor.
Arabic ليمونbor.
Old French lymonbor.
Middle English lymon
English lemon
Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Persian لیمون (limon), from Persian لیمو (limu), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Likely a doublet of lime.
The fandom sense is named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon.
Senses: examples: text: The juice of Lemmons killeth Warts, but better the water of the ſame juice, diſtilled through a glaſs.
ref: 1680, T. K., The Kitchin-Phyſician; Or, a Guide for Good-Housewives in Maintaining Their Families in Health. […] , How to take away Warts off the Face or Hands, page 14:
glosses: A yellowish citrus fruit.
glosses: A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
glosses: A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
examples: text: [J]uſt at the laſt ſcald four or five ſpoonfuls of thick new cream, with a few drops of lemon or vinegar, muſhrooms pickled do well, […]
ref: 1737, E[liza] S[mith], “Sauce for Boiled Turkey or Chickens”, in The Compleat Housewife: Or, Accomplish’d Gentlewoman’s Companion: […], London: […] J[ohn] and J[ohn] Pemberton, […], →OCLC, page 99:
text: [S]tir into this, after taking from the fire, two ounces of butter cut into little bits, putting in one piece at a time, and squeeze a few drops of lemon in this sauce.
ref: 1887, Sarah A. Grier, chapter VIII, in A Few Hints about Cooking, with Remarks on Many Other Subjects, Boston, Mass.: Wright & Potter Printing Company, […], →OCLC, page 111:
text: The fact that he is drinking lemon is, therefore, an image of the bitterness of his life.
ref: 1989, David Johnston, “Notes”, in Federico García Lorca, translated by David Johnston, Blood Wedding, London: Hodder & Stoughton, published 1998 (17th impression), →ISBN, note 14, page 109:
text: She should stay in bed for 40 days and should avoid getting close to her husband till the end of 40 days, not taking a shower, not drinking lemon, and not letting anybody enter her room while she has her menses because this will affect her milk.
ref: 2018, Jehad O. Halabi, quoting Muna, “Case Study: Traditional Health Beliefs of Arabic Culture During Pregnancy”, in Marilyn “Marty” Douglas, Dula Pacquiao, Larry Purnell, editors, Global Applications of Culturally Competent Health Care: Guidelines for Practice, Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, →ISBN, part II (Guideline: Education and Training), page 79, column 1:
text: Drinking lemon is known to aid with digestion, as it contains limonene, compounds that can assist with weight loss and fighting inflammation!
ref: 2018, Sally Olivia Kim, “Vanilla Lemon Latte”, in The Collagen Glow: A Guide to Ingestible Skincare, New York, N.Y.: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, “Hot and Cold Drinks” section:
glosses: Lemon juice.
glosses: A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris).
examples: text: He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.
text: “[…]the Navy's supposed to give me a ship that goes, and a captain that fights—— That's what all this muck is for, isn't it?”
 “Look, it's an old story by now. We're stuck with a lemon. Misfortune of war.[…]”
ref: 1951, Herman Wouk, chapter 20, in The Caine Mutiny, page 243:
glosses: A defective or inadequate item or individual.
examples: text: A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon! I could get it for half that.
qualifier: shortened from “lemon flavour”
glosses: Favor.
examples: text: I'd really like to know what people think of this and whether I should carry on writing lemons or go and hide under a rock somewhere.
ref: 1997 April 18, Neko, “[Dominion][FanFic][Lemon] A Typical Night at the Station”, in rec.arts.anime.creative (Usenet):
text: WARNING: This story is a lemon and must be viewed with great care. If you are either under the age of 18, think graphic sex is discussing^([sic]) or you know what my writing is like you should turn away now.
ref: 2000 May 30, Ian Blakeman, “[Eva][FanFic][Lemon] A day at Misatos appartment^([sic])”, in rec.arts.anime.creative (Usenet):
text: This won't be a lemon simply because I can't see myself writing anything like that.
ref: 2002 November 10, Goku Girl, “[DBZ][FanFic][Yaoi] Saiya-jin no Suto-ri Ichi (part one)”, in rec.arts.anime.creative (Usenet):
topics: lifestyle
glosses: A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.
topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
coordinate_terms: apple
glosses: The surface of revolution of a circular arc of angle less than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc’s two endpoints.
Synonyms: sense: defective item
word: bomb
sense: erotic fanfiction
word: PWP
sense: erotic fanfiction
word: smutfic
topics: color
word: lemon yellow
Hypernyms: citrus
fruit
Derived terms: word: acid of lemon
word: bitter lemon
taxonomic: Citrus jhambiri
word: bush lemon
word: Canton lemon
word: do me a lemon
word: easy peasy lemon squeezy
taxonomic: Citrus cavaleriei × Citrus maxima
word: Ichang lemon
word: lemandarin
word: lemonade
word: lemonaise
word: lemonal
taxonomic: Myrmelachista schumanni
word: lemon ant
word: lemonary
taxonomic: Melissa officinalis
word: lemon balm
word: lemon bar
alt: Ocimum × citriodorum
word: lemon basil
taxonomic: Aloysia citrodora
word: lemon beebrush
taxonomic: Microeca flavigaster
word: lemon-bellied flycatcher
taxonomic: Microeca flavigaster
word: lemon-bellied flyrobin
word: lemon-belly
word: lemon cheese
word: lemon chicken
word: lemon chiffon
word: lemon chiffon pie
taxonomic: Oxalis stricta
word: lemon clover
word: lemon curd
taxonomic: Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus var.
alt: syn. Hemerocallis flava var.
word: lemon daylily
word: lemon drop
taxonomic: Corymbia citriodora
word: lemon eucalyptus
word: lemonfish
taxonomic: Pelargonium crispum
word: lemon geranium
word: lemongrass
taxonomic: Cymbopogon spp.
alt: esp. Cymbopogon citratus
word: lemon grass
word: lemon heaven
word: lemonime
word: lemonish
word: lemonize
word: lemon juice
word: lemon laundering
word: lemon law
word: lemonless
word: lemonlike
taxonomic: Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus var.
alt: syn. Hemerocallis flava var.
word: lemon lily
word: lemon-lime
word: lemon lime
word: lemon martini
word: lemon meringue
word: lemon meringue pie
word: lemon mint
taxonomic: Backhousia citriodora
word: lemon myrtle
word: lemon pepper
word: lemon plait
word: lemonquat
word: lemonrita
taxonomic: Microstomus kitt
word: lemon shark
word: lemon socialism
word: lemon soda
taxonomic: Microstomus kitt
word: lemon sole
word: lemon square
word: lemon squash
word: lemon squeezer
word: lemon-squeezer
word: lemon tea
taxonomic: Thymus spp.
word: lemon thyme
word: lemontini
word: lemon verbena
taxonomic: Aloysia citrodora
word: lemon vervain
word: lemon water
word: lemonweed
word: lemonwood
word: lemony
word: lemon yellow
alt: Citrus × meyeri
word: Meyer lemon
word: oil of lemon eucalyptus
word: Philippine lemon
alt: Citrus × pyriformis
word: ponderosa lemon
taxonomic: Citrus jhambiri
word: rough lemon
word: salt of lemon
english: Dorididae spp.; Ximenia americana
translation: Dorididae spp.; Ximenia americana
word: sea lemon
word: sharptooth lemon shark
word: sicklefin lemon shark
word: sit there like a lemon
word: stand there like a lemon
word: suck a lemon
taxonomic: Citrus hybrids
word: sweet lemon
word: tangemon
word: Volkamer lemon
taxonomic: Passiflora laurifolia
word: water lemon
Related terms: limonene
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