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lemon

N ต้น มะนาว ton-ma-nao

lemon

N มะนาว ma-nao

lemon-yellow

ADJ สีเหลือง มะนาว yellowish-green colour se-luang-ma-nao

lemonade

N น้ำ มะนาว nam-ma-nao

lemongrass

N ตะไคร้ ta-kai

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEMON

n. 1. The fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Citrus, which grows in warm climates. This fruit furnishes a cooling acid juice, which forms an ingredient in some of our most delicious liquors.
2. Lemon or lemon tree, the tree that produces lemons.

LEMONADE

n. A liquor consisting of lemon juice mixed with water and sweetened.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEMON

Lem "on, n. Etym: [F. limon, Per. lim; cf. Ar. laim, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. Lime a fruit. ]

1. (Bot. )

Defn: 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 Shoenanthus, and perhaps other allied species ), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery. -- Lemon sole (Zoöl.), 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 salis of sorrel. It is used in removing ink stains. See Oxalic acid, under Oxalic. [Colloq. ]

LEMONADE

Lem `on *ade ", n. Etym: [F. limonade; cf. Sp. limonada, It. limonata.See Lemon. ]

Defn: A beverage consisting of lemon juice mixed with water and sweetened.

New American Oxford Dictionary

lemon

lem on |ˈlemən ˈlɛmən | ▶noun 1 a yellow, oval citrus fruit with thick skin and fragrant, acidic juice. • a drink made from or flavored with lemon juice: a port and lemon | [ as modifier ] : lemon tea. 2 (also lemon tree ) the evergreen citrus tree that produces this fruit, widely cultivated in warm climates. [Citrus limon, family Rutaceae. ] 3 a pale yellow color: [ as modifier ] : lemon yellow | a lemon T-shirt. 4 informal a person or thing, esp. an automobile, regarded as unsatisfactory, disappointing, or feeble. DERIVATIVES lem on y adjective ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime ) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind ); compare with lime 2 .

lemonade

lem on ade |ˌleməˈnād, ˈleməˌnād ˈˌlɛməˈˌneɪd | ▶noun a drink made from lemon juice and sweetened water. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French limonade, from limon ‘lemon. ’

lemon balm

lem on balm |ˈlɛmən ˌbɑ (l )m | ▶noun see balm ( sense 3 ).

lemon curd

lem on curd |ˈlɛmən ˌkərd | ▶noun a preserve with a thick consistency made from lemons, butter, eggs, and sugar.

LeMond, Greg

LeMond, Greg |ləˈmôn (d )lə ˈmɔnd | (1961 –), US cyclist; full name Gregory James LeMond. In 1986, he became the first American to win the Tour de France bicycle race, a feat he repeated in 1989 and 1990.

lemon drop

lem on drop ▶noun a yellow, lemon-flavored hard candy.

lemon geranium

lem on ge ra ni um ▶noun a pelargonium that contains aromatic oil that smells of lemon. [Pelargonium crispum, family Geraniaceae. ]

lemongrass

lem on grass |ˈleməngras ˈlɛmən ˌɡræs |(also lemon grass ) ▶noun a fragrant tropical grass that yields an oil that smells lemon. It is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine. [Cymbopogon citratus, family Gramineae. ]

lemon sole

lem on sole |ˈlɛmən ˈˌsoʊl | ▶noun a common European flatfish of the plaice family. It is an important food fish. [Microstomus kitt, family Pleuronectidae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: lemon from French limande, of unknown origin.

lemon-squeezer

lemon-squeezer ▶noun Brit. a small kitchen device for extracting the juice from lemons.

lemon thyme

lem on thyme ▶noun thyme of a hybrid variety having lemon-scented leaves. [Thymus × citriodorus, family Labiatae. ]

lemon verbena

lem on ver be na |ˈlɛmən vərˈbinə | ▶noun a South American shrub of the verbena family, with lemon-scented leaves that are used as flavoring and to make a sedative tea. [Aloysia triphylla, family Verbenaceae. ]

lemonwood

lem on wood |ˈlemənˌwo͝od ˈlɛmənwʊd | ▶noun the light-colored wood of any of several tropical American trees, esp. the Cuban Calycophyllum candidissimum of the madder family (Rubiaceae ).

Oxford Dictionary

lemon

lemon |ˈlɛmən | ▶noun 1 a pale yellow oval citrus fruit with thick skin and fragrant, acidic juice. • [ mass noun ] a drink made from or flavoured with lemon juice: a port and lemon. 2 (also lemon tree ) the evergreen citrus tree which produces lemons, widely cultivated in warm climates. ●Citrus limon, family Rutaceae. 3 [ mass noun ] a pale yellow colour: [ as modifier ] : a lemon T-shirt. 4 informal an unsatisfactory or feeble person or thing: car-makers cannot afford to create lemons. DERIVATIVES lemony adjective ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French limon (in modern French denoting a lime ) from Arabic līmūn (a collective term for fruits of this kind ); compare with lime 2 .

lemonade

lem ¦on |ade |lɛməˈneɪd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a drink made from lemon juice and water sweetened with sugar. • Brit. a sweet colourless carbonated drink containing lemon flavouring. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French limonade, from limon ‘lemon ’.

lemon balm

lemon balm ▶noun see balm ( sense 3 ).

lemon curd

lemon curd (Brit. also lemon cheese ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] a thick conserve made from lemons, butter, eggs, and sugar.

LeMond, Greg

lemon drop

lemon drop ▶noun a yellow, lemon-flavoured boiled sweet.

lemon geranium

lem on ge ra ni um ▶noun a pelargonium that contains aromatic oil that smells of lemon. [Pelargonium crispum, family Geraniaceae. ]

lemon grass

lemon grass ▶noun [ mass noun ] a fragrant tropical grass which yields an oil that smells of lemon. It is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine. ●Cymbopogon citratus, family Gramineae.

lemon sole

lemon sole ▶noun a common European flatfish of the plaice family. It is an important food fish. ●Microstomus kitt, family Pleuronectidae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: lemon from French limande, of unknown origin.

lemon-squeezer

lemon-squeezer ▶noun Brit. a small kitchen device for extracting the juice from lemons.

lemon thyme

lemon thyme ▶noun thyme of a hybrid variety having lemon-scented leaves. ●Thymus × citriodorus, family Labiatae.

lemon verbena

lemon ver |bena ▶noun a South American shrub of the verbena family, with lemon-scented leaves that are used as flavouring and to make a sedative tea. ●Aloysia triphylla, family Verbenaceae.

lemonwood

lem on wood |ˈlemənˌwo͝od ˈlɛmənwʊd | ▶noun the light-colored wood of any of several tropical American trees, esp. the Cuban Calycophyllum candidissimum of the madder family (Rubiaceae ).

lemonwood

lemon |wood ▶noun a small evergreen New Zealand tree whose leaves produce a lemon-like smell when crushed. Also called tarata in New Zealand. ●Pittosporum eugenoides, family Pittosporaceae.

American Oxford Thesaurus

lemon

lemon noun informal her car proved to be a real lemon: defective car; disappointment, letdown; informal clunker, junker, jalopy, Tin Lizzie, bucket of bolts, rustbucket, beater.

Spanish Dictionary

lemon

lemon VÉASE gin lemon .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lemon

lem on /lémən /〖lime 3 は関連語〗名詞複～s /-z /1 C 〖スライスしたものは不可算〗レモン ; 〖形容詞的に〗レモンの (入った ), レモン風味の ▸ lemon juice レモン果汁 ▸ a slice of lemon レモン1切れ ▸ half a lemon レモン半分 ▸ tea with lemon レモンティー 2 U レモン汁 ; ｟英｠レモン飲料 ; C レモンの木 (lemon tree ).3 U レモン色 (lemon yellow ).4 C ｟米くだけて｠役立たずの物 ; ポンコツ車 .5 C ｟英くだけて｠おろか者 ▸ like a lemon ばかみたいに h à nd A a l é mon ｟俗｠A 〈人〉をだます, だまして金をまきあげる .l è mon and l í me ＝crime (→rhyming slang ).～́ b à lm 〘植〙レモンバーム〘ミントの一種〙.～̀ c ú rd [ch é ese ]｟英｠レモンカード〘卵バターレモン汁で作ったペーストでパンに付ける〙.～́ dr ò p レモンドロップ .～́ gr à ss 〘植〙レモングラス〘レモンに似た風味の植物; 料理用〙.～́ l à w 欠陥車 (買主 )保護法 .～̀ l í me レモンライム〘炭酸飲料〙.～̀ s ó da ｟米｠レモンソーダ (｟英｠lemonade ).～̀ s ó le 〘魚〙レモンソール〘ヒラメの一種〙.～̀ squ á sh ｟英｠レモンスカッシュ〘炭酸は入らない〙.～́ squ è ezer レモン絞り器 .～̀ verb é na 〘植〙レモンバーベナ〘レモンの香りのする葉を持つ低木〙.

lemonade

lem on ade /lèmənéɪd /名詞 U C 1 ｟英｠レモネード〘レモン風味の炭酸飲料; 日本語のラムネはこのなまり〙.2 ｟米｠レモン水〘レモン汁に水と砂糖を加えた飲料〙.

lemony

lem on y /léməni /形容詞〈風味などが〉レモンのような .