Word Finder - lemons

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A yellowish citrus fruit.

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A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.

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A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.

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A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.

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A defective or inadequate item or individual.

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He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.

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(shortened from “lemon flavour”) Favor.

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A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that.

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A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex (named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon).

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To flavour with lemon.

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You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.

It is the principal port of the island, exporting barley, wheat, cotton, raisins, oranges, lemons and gypsum.

Fruits normally form the principal crop; the total value for 1907-8 of the fruit crops of the state (including oranges, lemons, limes, grape-fruit, bananas, guavas, pears, peaches, grapes, figs, pecans, &c.) was $6,160,299, according to the report of the State Department of Agriculture.

Were large markets available, other fruits such as oranges, lemons, limes and bananas would undoubtedly be extensively cultivated.

Coal, textiles and iron and steel goods figure prominently amongst the imports, and emery, leather, lemons, sponges, flour, valonia and iron ore amongst the exports.

They contain a rich abundance of fruit trees, especially vines, oranges, lemons and figs, and in some parts present scenes of almost Alpine grandeur.

The surrounding country is very fertile when irrigated, producing oranges, lemons, figs and other semi-tropical fruits.

Oranges, lemons, grapes, passion fruit, figs, pine-apples, guavas and other fruits grow abundantly; while potatoes, onions, maize and arrowroot can be cultivated.

Most of the agricultural products are sent to the Peninsula; wine, figs, marble, almonds, lemons and rice to Europe and Africa.

The plain of Fondi is the northernmost point in Italy where the cultivation of oranges and lemons is regularly carried on in modern times.

The evergreen oak is wild on the rocks about the Lake of Garda, and lemons are cultivated on a large scale, with partial protection in winter.

Had not the phylloxera devastated the vineyards during the last decade of the 19th century, the production would be considerably higher; 7,700,000 gallons of olive oil and 2500 million oranges and lemons are also produced, besides the other minor products above referred to.

The vine grows well, and in ancient times was largely cultivated for wine; oranges, lemons and pomegranates also abound.

The best-known fruits, besides dates and grapes, are figs, sycamore-figs and pomegranates, apricots and peaches, oranges and citrons, lemons and limes, bananas, which are believed to be of the fruits of Paradise (being always in season), different kinds of melons (including some of aromatic flavour, and the refreshing water-melon), mulberries, Indian figs or prickly pears, the fruit of the lotus and olives.

Besides these are grown melons, mulberries, bananas, apricots, quinces, walnuts, lemons and citron.

Catania has a considerable export trade in sulphur, pumice stone, asphalt, oranges and lemons, almonds, filberts, cereals, wine (the total production of wine in the province amounted to 28,600,000 gallons in 1905) and oil.

The supremacy of the state is established in the growth of oranges, lemons, citrons, olives, figs, almonds, Persian (or English) walnuts, plums and prunes, grapes and raisins, nectarines, apricots and pomegranates; it also leads in pears and peaches, but here its primacy is not so assured.

Oranges, lemons and walnuts come chiefly from that section, but citrus fruits grow splendidly in the Sierra foothills of the Sacramento Valley, and indeed ripen earlier there than in the southern district.

Strawberries and Sahara dates; alfalfa, wheat, barley, corn and sorghum; oranges, lemons, wine grapes, limes, olives, figs, dates, peanuts and sweet potatoes; yams and sugar beets, show the range of agricultural products.

In antiquity Surrentum was famous for its wine (oranges and lemons which are now so much cultivated there not having been introduced into Italy in antiquity), its fish, and its red Campanian vases; the discovery of coins of Massilia, Gaul and the Balearic Islands here indicates the extensive trade which it carried on.

The principal imports were 36,567 tons of timber (a large increase on the normal figures), 21,401 1 tons of wheat and 151,360 tons of coal; while the chief exports were 116,400 gallons of wine, 37,835 tons of sumach and 122,023 tons of oranges and lemons.

The neighbouring district produces sugar-cane, tobacco, cattle, cocoanuts, oranges and lemons.

Oranges and lemons, excluded from the plateau by the severity of the Winter cold, are grown in great quantities on the plains of Andalusia and all round the Mediterranean coast; the peel of the bigarade or bitter orange is exported to Holland for the manufacture of curacao; and figs, almonds, pomegranates, carobs and other southern fruits are also grown abundantly in all the warmer parts, the first two even in central Spain and the more sheltered parts of the northern maritime provinces.

The oranges, lemons, &c., are peeled, and the peel is pressed against a large number of fine needles, the exuding oil being absorbed by sponges.

Of plants that furnish food for man the most important are rice, maize and millet, coffee, the coco-nut tree, sago-palm, the obi or native potato, the bread-fruit and the tamarind; with lemons, oranges, mangosteens, wild-plums, Spanish pepper, beans, melons and sugar-cane.

Its volcanic soil has produced a profusion of tomatoes, olives, walnuts, grapes, oranges, lemons and figs.

The scent of citrus fruits filled the air, and the colors of the oranges and lemons were wonderfully vibrant.

The cultivated plants of the Indian region include wheat, barley, rice and maize; various millets, Sorghum, Penicillaria, Panicum and Eleusine; many pulses, peas and beans; mustard and rape; ginger and turmeric; pepper and capsicum; several Cucurbitaceae; tobacco, Sesamum, poppy, Crotolaria and Cannabis; cotton, indigo and sugar; coffee and tea; oranges, lemons of many sorts; pomegranate, mango, figs, peaches, vines and plantains.

The alluvial valley of the Guayas, above Guayaquil, is celebrated for the richness of its vegetation, which, in fruit alone, includes cacao, coffee, coco-nuts, pine-apples, oranges, lemons, guayavas (Psidium pomiferum), guavas (Inga spectabilis), shaddocks (or grape-fruit), pomegranates, apricots, chirimoyas (Anooa Chirimolia), granadillas (Passiflora quadrangularis), paltas (Persea gratissima, otherwise known as " alligator pears "), tunas (Cactus), mangoes (Man,gifera Indica), pacays (Prosopis dulcis), aji (Chile pepper), and many others of less importance.

In 1747, it was discovered that lemons prevent scurvy.

Squeeze lemons and pour into the heated mixture together with zest of the lemon.

The vast majority of used cars on the market aren't lemons, even if they do have problems that brand new cars don't have.

Purchase a big bag of unwaxed lemons; you'll need around 15 to 20.

Begin by cleaning the lemons thoroughly.

The service can easily save you thousands of dollars by helping you stay away from cars that are considered lemons.

Lemons are another common sight in the Mediterranean, where citrus trees thrive in small cottage gardens throughout the region.

I also favor ceramics, and lemons are a common theme in my collection.

Woven baskets, brightly-painted Italian pottery, woven strands of garlic, bowls of lemons and other produce are all commonly-found items.

Prints that incorporate other French Country motifs, like lavender, lemons, or roosters.

One very attractive idea is to take lemons and cut them almost into quarters, leaving about a quarter of an inch uncut, as if you where going to quarter them and decided not to.

In about three weeks, the lemons will be sweet and useful in Mediterranean recipes as well as a bright addition to the kitchen counter.

Chicken piccata, the classic lemon chicken recipe, is usually the first recipe that comes to mind when a cook finds that life has handed them chicken and lemons.

Vitamin C is present in many fruits including oranges, lemons, grapefruit and tangerines, kiwi fruit, blackcurrants, mangoes, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries.

Spring and summer weddings with lemons, limes, oranges, and grapefruits in centerpieces look lovely.

Tart lemons, tempered by sweet raspberries and even sweeter buttercream or fondant frosting, is a dream combination, and your guests will surely appreciate the fresh flavors and elegant presentation of the bright berries and lemon slices.

For a tiered, elevated cake, fill the space between each tier with whole lemons and a few raspberries or red flowers.

It grows from 5 to 6 feet high, and Loudon states that in Cornwall, on Sir Charles Lemons estate at Carclew, it was planted in hedges, which flowered magnificently without the slightest protection.

These three colors are frequently represented as apples and lemons in the kitchen, and are included in throw pillows in other rooms.

It is simple to use; just take a couple of organic lemons and juice them.

You decide how many lemons and how many cups of sugar go into each pitcher, as well as how many ice cubes go into each cup.

You'll also have to re-stock your lemons and your sugar fairly often.