Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lemon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lemon \Lem"on\ (l[e^]m"[u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n;
cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. {Lime} a
fruit.]
1. (Bot.) 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 grass} (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass
({Andropogon Sh[oe]nanthus}, and perhaps other allied
species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery.
{Lemon sole} (Zo["o]l.), a yellow European sole ({Solea
aurantiaca}).
{Salts of lemon} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium
oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the
characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also {salts of
sorrel}. It is used in removing ink stains. See {Oxalic
acid}, under {Oxalic}. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Verbena \Ver*be"na\, n. [L. See {Vervain}.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are
extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers;
vervain.
Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the
Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites.
--Brewer.
{Essence of verbena}, {Oil of verbena}, a perfume prepared
from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly
called {grass oil}. See {Grass oil}, under {Grass}.
{Lemon}, or {Sweet}, {verbena}, a shrubby verbenaceous plant
({Lippia citriodora}), with narrow leaves which exhale a
pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sole \Sole\, n. [F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat
shape. See {Sole} of the foot.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus
{Solea} and allied genera of the family {Soleid[ae]},
especially the common European species ({Solea
vulgaris}), which is a valuable food fish.
(b) Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling
the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole
({Lepidopsetta bilineata}), the long-finned sole
({Glyptocephalus zachirus}), and other species.
{Lemon}, or {French}, {sole} (Zo["o]l.), a European species
of sole ({Solea pegusa}).
{Smooth sole} (Zo["o]l.), the megrim.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lemon
n 1: yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
2: a strong yellow color [syn: {gamboge}, {lemon yellow}, {maize}]
3: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely
cultivated for its fruit [syn: {lemon tree}, {Citrus limon}]
4: a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
5: (informal) an artifact (especially an automobile) that is
defective or unsatisfactory [syn: {stinker}]
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