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lemon noun

  /ˈlɛmən/ , /ˈlɪmɪn/
  • A yellowish citrus fruit.
 citroen, citroengeel, citroensmaak
  • A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
 citroenboom, citroengeel, citroensmaak, citroen
  • A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
  • (uncountable, rare) Lemon juice.
  • A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris).
  • (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from “lemon flavour”) Favor.
  • (dated, fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.
  • (geometry) 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.
 citroengeel, citroensmaak
  • (slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual.
 citroengeel, citroensmaak, kat in de zak

lemon adjective

  /ˈlɛmən/ , /ˈlɪmɪn/
  • Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
 citroen-, citroen
  • Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
 citroengele
lemon balm
citroenmelisse, bijenkruid, citronella, vrouwenkruid
lemon squeezer
citruspers, citroenpers
lemon juice
citroensap
lemon shark
citroenhaai
lemon verbena
citroenkruid, citroenverbena
lemon yellow
citroengeel
lemon zest
citroenrasp
lemon tree
citroenboom
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