— lemonish , adj. — lemonlike, lemony , adj.
/lem"euhn/ , n.
1. the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
2. the tree itself.
3. See lemon yellow .
4. Informal. a person or thing that proves to be defective, imperfect, or unsatisfactory; dud: His car turned out to be a lemon.
adj.
5. made of or with lemon.
6. having the color, taste, or odor of lemon.
[ 1350-1400; 1905-10 for def. 4; lemonium; r. ME lymon limo, (s. limon- )
limu, limun ]