lemon
noun
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
lemons
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pluralof lemon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"I used to stand beside my mum and dad and sell lemons, five for a shilling," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
And if management is able to make lemonade out of lemons then they can even be a great one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
He has one customer who picks lemons from his family’s tree to trade for other produce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Farmers arrived at dawn with tomatoes, gourds, chillies, lemons and melons.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
The meals are ambitious: poached fish; creamy potato gratins; golden, puffed chickens roasted with whole lemons in their cavities.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
