n.
Pronunciation: ' le-m ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English lymon, from Middle French limon, from Medieval Latin limon-, limo, from Arabic laym ū n, l ī m ū n, from Persian l ī m ū , l ī mun
Date: 15th century
1 a : an acid fruit that is botanically a many-seeded pale yellow oblong berry produced by a small thorny citrus tree ( Citrus limon ) and that has a rind from which an aromatic oil is extracted b : a tree that bears lemons
2 : one (as an automobile) that is unsatisfactory or defective