1 [C,U] a yellow CITRUS fruit with a lot of sour juice. Slices of lemon and lemon juice are used in cooking and drinks:
lemon tea * A gin and tonic with ice and lemon, please. * Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the fish. * a lemon tree
2 [U] lemon juice or a drink made from lemon
seealsoBITTERLEMON
3 (also lemon yellow) [U] a pale yellow colour
4 [C] (informal, especially AmE) a thing that is useless because it does not work as it should
5 [C] (BrE) a stupid person
adjective (also lemon yellow) pale yellow in colour
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