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English noun: lemon | |||
| 1. | lemon (food) yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit | ||
| Part holonym | lemon peel, lemon rind | ||
| Part meronym | Citrus limon, lemon, lemon tree | ||
| 2. | lemon (attribute) a strong yellow color | ||
| Synonyms | gamboge, lemon yellow, maize | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | yellow, yellowness | ||
| 3. | lemon (plant) a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit | ||
| Synonyms | Citrus limon, lemon tree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | citrus, citrus tree | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Citrus limetta, sweet lemon, sweet lime | ||
| Part holonym | lemon | ||
| Member meronym | genus Citrus | ||
| 4. | lemon (cognition) a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang | ||
| 5. | lemon (artifact) an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory | ||
| Synonyms | stinker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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