What is "lemon"

Sole \Sole\, n. [F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See Sole of the foot.] (Zo["o]l.)

1. Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera of the family Soleid[ae], especially the common European species ( Solea vulgaris), which is a valuable food fish.

2. 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.

   Lemon, or French, sole (Zo["o]l.), a European species of sole ( Solea pegusa).

   Smooth sole (Zo["o]l.), the megrim.

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.]

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.

2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.

   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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.]

type of citrus fruit, c.1400, lymon, from Old French limon "citrus fruit" (12c.), via Provençal or Italian from Arabic laimun, from Persian limu(n), generic terms for citrus fruits (compare lime (n.2)); cognate with Sanskrit nimbu "the lime." Slang meaning "a Quaalude" is 1960s, from Lemmon, name of a pharmaceutical company that once manufactured the drug.

"worthless thing," 1909, American English slang; from lemon (n.1), perhaps via criminal slang sense of "a person who is a loser, a simpleton," which is perhaps from the notion of someone a sharper can "suck the juice out of." A pool hall hustle was called a lemon game (1908); while to hand someone a lemon was British slang (1906) for "to pass off a sub-standard article as a good one." Or it simply may be a metaphor for something which leaves a bad taste in one's mouth.

a. 1 Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons. 2 Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons. n. 1 A yellowish citrus fruit. 2 A semitropical evergreen tree, (taxlink Citrus limon species noshow=1), that bears such fruits. 3 A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons. 4 A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits. 5 (context slang English) A defective or inadequate item. 6 (context Cockney rhyming slang from "lemon tart" English) smart; cheeky, vocal. 7 (context Cockney rhyming slang shortened from “lemon flavour” English) favour, favor. 8 (context fandom English) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex (named after the erotic anime series ''(w: Cream Lemon)'').

1. n. yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh

2. a strong yellow color [syn: gamboge, lemon yellow, maize]

3. a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit [syn: lemon tree, Citrus limon]

4. a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons

5. an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory [syn: stinker]

Lemon is both a tree and the fruit borne by that tree.

Lemon may also refer to:

Lemon or lemon-color is a pale yellow color, the color of the lemon fruit.

The first recorded use of lemon as a color name in English was in 1598.

A lemon is a vehicle (often new) that is found to have several manufacturing defects which may affect the safety, value or use of the vehicle. Any vehicle with numerous, severe issues can be termed so and, by extension, so can any product with flaws too great or severe to serve its purpose.

"Lemon" is the fourth song and second single from U2's 1993 album, Zooropa. Inspired by old video footage of Bono's late mother, the lyrics describe an attempt to preserve memory through film. More than any previous U2 song, "Lemon" showcases Bono's falsetto skills, aided by atmospheric vocals from the Edge and Brian Eno. The song has been described as futuristic German disco. The album version is one of U2's longest songs.

LEMON is an open source graph library written in the C++ language providing implementations of common data structures and algorithms with focus on combinatorial optimization tasks connected mainly with graphs and networks. The library is part of the COIN-OR project.

LEMON is an abbreviation of Library for Efficient Modeling and Optimization in Networks.

The lemon (Citrus × limon) is a species of small evergreen tree native to Asia.

The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice, which has both culinary and cleaning uses. The pulp and rind ( zest) are also used in cooking and baking. The juice of the lemon is about 5% to 6% citric acid, which gives a sour taste. The distinctive sour taste of lemon juice makes it a key ingredient in drinks and foods such as lemonade and lemon meringue pie.

People named Lemon or similarly:

• Arthur Lemon, Wales international rugby player
• Bob Lemon,(1920–2000), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Sir Charles Lemon (1784–1868), 2nd Baronet, British Member of Parliament
• Chet Lemon, (born 1955), American Major League Baseball Player
• Cleo Lemon, (born 1979) NFL free agent quarterback
• Don Lemon, (born 1966), CNN broadcaster
• George William Lemon (1726–1797), English etymologist
• Jack Lemmon (1925–2001), American actor
• James Lemon (1903-1977), co-owner of the Washington Senators
• Jim Lemon (1928–2006), American Major League Baseball player
• John Lemon (1754–1814), British Member of Parliament, brother of Sir William Lemon
• John Lemon (prospector), 19th-century prospector in Alaska
• Keith Lemon, a character played by comedian Leigh Francis
• Leslie R. Lemon, American meteorologist
• Liz Lemon, character on the situation comedy 30 Rock
• Mark Lemon (1809–1870), editor of the British weekly Punch
• Mark Lemon (speedway rider) (born 1973), Australian speedway rider
• Meadowlark Lemon (1932–2015), American basketball player and actor
• Percy Lemon (1898–1932), British polar explorer
• Shawn Lemon (born 1988), American football player
• Wayne Lemon, American playwright and screenwriter
• Sir William Lemon (1748–1824), 1st Baronet Lemon of Carclew, British Member of Parliament.

Lemon was a video game developer founded in 1994 by Søren Hannibal and Jacob Andersen.

Lemon created the voxel based 3D shooter Amok, for Sega Saturn and PC (a PlayStation version was underway but was cancelled in the end). Programmer Martin Pollas joined in 1996 to work on the PC version of Amok.

When Lemon’s publisher, Scavenger, went bankrupt the team split up. Søren went to work for Shiny Entertainment (creating the Matrix games) while Jacob and Martin joined up with the remaining members of Zyrinx to form Reto-Moto ( Hitman series and Freedom Fighters) in 1998.

Before Lemon, Søren and Jacob created the Amiga Game Banshee while working at British game developer/publisher Core Design.

"Lemon" (, "Remon") is a collection of short stories by Japanese author Motojirō Kajii. "Lemon" was written in 1924, and was published as Kajii's first doujinshi. It was a 28-page handmade book: 4.25" x 5.5", staple-bound. The interior was color printed, with several high quality black-and-white photographs. The cover had a spine and a full color photograph on the front.

"Lemon" is one of Kajii's few works to have been translated into English. Although he was a relatively unknown writer during his short lifetime who published in only a few literary magazines, Kajii's poetic short stories are recognized today as masterpieces in Japan. The eponymous story "Lemon" is known as his representative work.

Lemon (Chinese: 柠檬) is a 2013 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Jiarui Zhang.

Lemon is a matching card game where players compete to see who can get all their four of a kinds the fastest. This is not to be confused with the game by the same name.