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lemon 音标拼音: [l'ɛmən] n. 柠檬,柠檬树,柠檬色 柠檬,柠檬树,柠檬色 lemon n 1: yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh 2: a strong yellow color [ synonym: { gamboge}, { lemon}, { lemon yellow}, { maize}] 3: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit [ synonym: { lemon}, { lemon tree}, { Citrus limon}] 4: a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons 5: an artifact ( especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory [ synonym: { lemon}, { stinker}] Sole \ Sole\, n. [ F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See { Sole} of the foot.] ( Zool.) ( a) Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus { Solea} and allied genera of the family { Soleidae}, 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. [ 1913 Webster] { Lemon}, or { French}, { sole} ( Zool.), a European species of sole ({ Solea pegusa}). { Smooth sole} ( Zool.), the megrim. [ 1913 Webster]
Lemon \ Lem" on\ ( l[ e^] m"[ u^] n), n. [ F. limon, Per. l[ imac] m[= u] n; cf. Ar. laim[= u] n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. { Lime} a fruit.] [ 1913 Webster] 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 { Citrus Limonum} or { Citrus Medica} ( var. Limonum). There are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree. [ 1913 Webster] { Lemon grass} ( Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass ({ Andropogon Sh[ oe] nanthus}, and perhaps other allied species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery. { Lemon sole} ( Zool.), 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.] [ 1913 Webster] 76 Moby Thesaurus words for " lemon": acid, acidulant, aureate, auric, beige, bomb, bread- and- butter pickle, buff, buff- yellow, bust, canary, canary- yellow, chokecherry, citron, citron- yellow, crab apple, cream, creamy, dill pickle, dud, dull thud, ecru, fallow, fizzle, flat failure, flaxen, flop, floperoo, frost, gilded, gilt, gold, gold- colored, golden, green apple, lemon- yellow, lime, loser, luteolous, lutescent, ocherish, ocherous, ochery, ochreous, ochroid, ochrous, ochry, or, pickle, primrose, primrose- colored, primrose- yellow, saffron, saffron- colored, saffron- yellow, sallow, sand- colored, sandy, sour, sour balls, sour cream, sour grapes, sour pickle, sourdough, straw, straw- colored, total loss, turkey, verjuice, vinegar, washout, xanthic, xanthous, yellow, yellowish, yogurt |
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