lemon
noun
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
lemon-like
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a word derived from
lemon.
Example Sentences
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By modeling subtle changes in the planet's brightness as it moves, researchers determined that intense gravitational forces from the much heavier pulsar are stretching the planet into its lemon-like shape.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 2026
The newly observed world has a stretched, lemon-like shape and may even contain diamonds deep inside.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 2026
Scientists from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ohio State University studied 229 participants over 649 sessions as they sorted through different scents ranging from apple-like and lemon-like to onion-like.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2024
During that time, Page helped to characterize a pair of genes that some varieties of the plant uses to make fragrant oils responsible for pine- and lemon-like aromas1.
From Nature ● Oct. 16, 2018
Its odour is lemon-like, and depends on a volatile essential oil which consists chiefly of absinthol, and is common to the other Wormwoods.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
