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CITRUS LIMON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit

Synonyms:

Citrus limon; lemon; lemon tree

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Citrus limon" is a kind of...):

citrus; citrus tree (any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds)

Meronyms (parts of "Citrus limon"):

lemon (yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Citrus limon"):

Citrus limetta; sweet lemon; sweet lime (lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp)

Holonyms ("Citrus limon" is a member of...):

genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)

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