lemon

noun
UK /ˈlem.ən/
US /ˈlem.ən/

A lemon is a yellow fruit that tastes sour.

She squeezed a lemon into her water.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A pale yellow color.

The walls were painted a soft lemon.

3. Something that is faulty or disappointing.

That used car turned out to be a lemon.

4. The tree that bears lemons.

They planted a lemon in the backyard.