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lemon

Main Entry:: ¹lem·on
Pronunciation:: \ˈle-mən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English lymon, from Middle French limon, from Medieval Latin limon-, limo, from Arabic laymūn, līmūn, from Persian līmū, līmun
Date:: 15th century

1 a: an acid fruit that is botanically a many-seeded pale yellow oblong berry produced by a small thorny citrus tree (Citrus limon) and that has a rind from which an aromatic oil is extracted b: a tree that bears lemons2: one (as an automobile) that is unsatisfactory or defective

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