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Definition of Lemon

Lemon

  1. 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 C. Limonum or C. 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 Quotations

When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
Dale Carnegie

Breakfast is my specialty. I admit it's the easiest meal to cook, but I make everything with a twist, like lemon ricotta pancakes or bacon that's baked instead of fried.
Hugh Jackman

If life throws you a lemon - make lemonade.
Joan Collins

I made lemon spaghetti in an early season of 'Everyday Italian,' and to this day people still come up to me and say they love it. It's very, very simple. Basically, you cook the pasta and mix together Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice and zest and pour it over the pasta.
Giada De Laurentiis

I made stupid decisions as a kid, or as a young adult, but I'm trying to be now, I'm trying to take this lemon and make lemonade.
Kevin Mitnick
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Lemon Translations

lemon in Afrikaans is suurlemoen
lemon in Danish is citron
lemon in Dutch is citroen
lemon in Finnish is sitruuna
lemon in French is citron
lemon in German is Zitrone
lemon in Italian is limone
lemon in Norwegian is sitron
lemon in Swedish is citron

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