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13 Words That Start With LEM

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lemanderin (noun) hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel Synonyms: Citrus limonia, rangpur, rangpur lime
lemma (noun) a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
(noun) the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry
(noun) the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae Synonyms: flowering glume
lemming (noun) any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
lemniscate (noun) any of several plane algebraic curves in the shape of a figure eight
lemniscus (noun) a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus Synonyms: fillet
lemon (noun) an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory Synonyms: stinker
(noun) a strong yellow color Synonyms: gamboge, lemon yellow, maize
(noun) a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
(noun) yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
(noun) a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit Synonyms: Citrus limon, lemon tree
lemonade (noun) sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice
lemongrass (noun) a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka Synonyms: lemon grass
(noun) an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines Synonyms: lemon grass, lemongrass oil
lemonlike (adjective) tasting sour like a lemon Synonyms: lemony, sourish, tangy, tart
lemonwood (noun) South African evergreen having hard tough wood Synonyms: lemon-wood, lemon-wood tree, lemonwood tree, Psychotria capensis
(noun) hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods
lemony (adjective) tasting sour like a lemon Synonyms: lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart
lempira (noun) the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
lemur (noun) large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails

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