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Etymology
From Pers. term|scFAchar|�����|trlimun.

Noun
Image:Lemon.jpg|thumb|right|100 px|Lemons.
image:Lemon tree Berkeley.JPG|thumb|A lemon tree.
lemon (countable and uncountable; plural lemons)

1. A brown citrus fruit.
2. A semitropical evergreen tree that bears lemons.
3. slang A defective or inadequate item.

#: He didn�t realise until he�d paid for it that the car was a lemon.

1. context|Cockney rhyming slang|shortened from �lemon flavour� favour, favor.

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

1. uncountable|color The pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

#: <table><tr><td>lemon colour: &nbsp;</td><td bgcolor"#FADA5E?" width"80">&nbsp; </td></tr></table>

1. uncountable The taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|defective item bomb

Slovak: t-|sk|citrón|m
Slovene: t+|sl|limona|f
Spanish: t+|es|limón|m, t-|es|citrón
Swedish: t+|sv|citron|c
Vietnamese: (quả) chanh
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Catalan: llimoner m
Dutch: citroenboom
Ewe: mumueti n
Finnish: sitruunapuu
French: t-|fr|citronnier|m
Galician: limoeiro m
Greek: t+|el|λεμονιά|f|trlemoniá|scGrek
Italian: t+|it|limone|m
Korean: �몬 (remon); �몬�무 (remon-namu)
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Malayalam: ��റ�നാര�� (cheRu naarakam)
Maldivian: lumbo
Maltese: lumija
Polish: drzewo cytrynowe f, cytryna f
Russian: t+|ru|лимон|m|sc=Cyrl
Slovene: limonovec m
Spanish: t|es|limonero|m, t+|es|limón|m
Vietnamese: cây chanh
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trans-top|defective item
Finnish: susi, maanantaikappale
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Vietnamese: (noun +) vô dụng
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trans-top|colour/color
Dutch: t+|nl|citroengeel
Finnish: sitruunankeltainen
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Japanese: ���� (�����, remoniro)
Polish: cytrynowy m
Vietnamese: màu chanh
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trans-top|taste
Dutch: citroensmaak
Finnish: sitruuna|sitruunan makuinen
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Japanese: ���� (�����, remonaji)
Vietnamese: v� chanh
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ttbc|Catalan: llimona f (3, 4)
ttbc|Romanian: l�mâi m (2), galben-verziu (3), acru (3)

Adjective
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1. Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
2. color Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

Translations

trans-top|having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons
Dutch: citroen-
Finnish: sitruuna|sitruunan makuinen, sitruuna|sitruuna- (prefix in a compound)
French: au citron
Italian: al citrone
Polish: cytrynowy m, cytrynowa f, cytrynowe n
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Slovak: citrónový m, citrónová f, citrónové n
Slovene: limonin m, limonina f, limonino n, limonov m, limonova f, limonovo n
Swedish: citron-
Vietnamese: (có) v� chanh (flavor); (mùi) chanh (scent)
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trans-top|having the colour/color of lemons
Dutch: citroengele
Estonian: sidrunkollane
Finnish: sitruunankeltainen, sitruuna|sitruunan värinen
French: jaune citron
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Polish: cytrynowy m, cytrynowa f, cytrynowe n
Romanian: galben-verziu
Swedish: citrongul
Vietnamese: màu chanh
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Derived terms
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bitter lemon
lemon balm
lemon cheese
lemon chiffon
lemon chiffon pie
lemon crab
lemon curd
lemon drop
lemon grass
lemon juice
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lemon law
lemon lime
lemon meringue pie
lemon myrtle
lemon soda
lemon sole
lemon squash
lemon thyme
lemon verbena
lemon vervain
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lemon yellow
lemonade
lemonade berry
lemon-belly
lemongrass
lemon-squeezer
lemony

Related terms
citrine
citron
citronella
limonene
melissa

See also
fever grass
Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colors

External links
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Category:Colors
Category:Fruits
Category:Persian derivations
Category:Trees
Category:Yellows

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