Citrus limon
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Lemon (Wiktionary)
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Ottoman Turkish لیمون (limon), from Persian لیمو (limu). Cognate with Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: lĕm'ən, IPA(key): /ˈlɛmən/
- Rhymes: -ɛmən