Sole \Sole\, n. [F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat
   shape. See {Sole} of the foot.] (Zool.)
   (a) Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus
       {Solea} and allied genera of the family {Soleidae},
       especially the common European species ({Solea  vulgaris}), which is a valuable food fish.
   (b) Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling
       the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole
       ({Lepidopsetta bilineata}), the long-finned sole
       ({Glyptocephalus zachirus}), and other species.
       
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   {Lemon}, or {French}, {sole} (Zool.), a European species of
      sole ({Solea pegusa}).

   {Smooth sole} (Zool.), the megrim.
      
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Lemon \Lem"on\ (l[e^]m"[u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n;
   cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. {Lime} a
   fruit.]
   
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   1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange,
      and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is
      produced by a tropical tree of the genus {Citrus}, the
      common fruit known in commerce being that of the species
      {Citrus Limonum} or {Citrus Medica} (var. Limonum). There
      are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.
      
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   2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.
      
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   {Lemon grass} (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass
      ({Andropogon Shoenanthus}, and perhaps other allied
      species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery.

   {Lemon sole} (Zool.), a yellow European sole ({Solea  aurantiaca}).

   {Salts of lemon} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
      inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium
      oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the
      characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also {salts of  sorrel}. It is used in removing ink stains. See {Oxalic  acid}, under {Oxalic}. [Colloq.]
      
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lemon
     n 1: yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
     2: a strong yellow color [syn: {gamboge}, {lemon yellow}, {maize}]
     3: a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely
        cultivated for its fruit [syn: {lemon tree}, {Citrus limon}]
     4: a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
     5: an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or
        unsatisfactory [syn: {stinker}]

76 Moby Thesaurus words for "lemon":
   acid, acidulant, aureate, auric, beige, bomb,
   bread-and-butter pickle, buff, buff-yellow, bust, canary,
   canary-yellow, chokecherry, citron, citron-yellow, crab apple,
   cream, creamy, dill pickle, dud, dull thud, ecru, fallow, fizzle,
   flat failure, flaxen, flop, floperoo, frost, gilded, gilt, gold,
   gold-colored, golden, green apple, lemon-yellow, lime, loser,
   luteolous, lutescent, ocherish, ocherous, ochery, ochreous,
   ochroid, ochrous, ochry, or, pickle, primrose, primrose-colored,
   primrose-yellow, saffron, saffron-colored, saffron-yellow, sallow,
   sand-colored, sandy, sour, sour balls, sour cream, sour grapes,
   sour pickle, sourdough, straw, straw-colored, total loss, turkey,
   verjuice, vinegar, washout, xanthic, xanthous, yellow, yellowish,
   yogurt