lemon, lemmon

& a. [Fr. limon, from Persian limún, límúná a lemon, a citron; Turk. limún; Arab. laímún.] IMG:content-0478.png:[blocks in formation] II. Bot ., Hist., & Comm.: The fruit of Citrus limonum , or the tree on which it grows. The petiole is not winged. The fruit resembles that of the citron, but is longer, more irregular, le knobbed at the extremity, and the skin is thinner. There are many varieties. Lemons are largely imported into this country from the tropics and subtropics. The Java lemon is Citrus javanica ; the Median lemon, C. medic a ; the Pearl lemon, C. margarita ; the Sweet lemon, C. lumia ; the Water lemon, Pa iflora mali form is , and the Wild lemon, Podo phyllum peltatum . ( Treas . of Bot .) "Bear me, Pomona! to thy citron groves; To where the lemon and the piercing lime Their lighter glories blend." B. As adjective : .. Thomson Summer , 664. 1. Belonging or pertaining to the lemon; impregnated with lemon. 2. Of the color of a lemon; pale-yellowish. Oil of lemons, E ential oil of lemon : Chem., Pharm., .: The oil expre ed or distilled from fresh lemon peel. It is imported chiefly from Sicily. It is sometimes used in microscopic examination of pollen, ., placed in it to render them more transparent. It is better for the purpose than oil of turpentine, being le volatile and le disagreeable. lemon-colored, a. lemuroidea lă-măn-i-dæ, lě-măn-i-e-æ, s . pl . [LEMANEA.] Entom.: The typical genus of the sub-family Lemoniine of which the Papilio lemon i as of Linneus, an Indian butterfly with dentated wings, gray with yellow points and an ocellus. is the type.