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Lemon (other)
Lemon is both a tree and the fruit borne by that tree. Lemon or Lemons may also refer to: Persons * Lemon Andersen (born 1975), American poet, spoken word artist, and actor * Lemon (drag queen), Canadian drag queen * Lemon (surname), a list of people with the surname * Lemons (surname), a list of people with the surname Places * Lemon, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community * Lemons, Missouri, United States, a census-designated place * Lemon Grove, California, United States, a city * River Lemon, England, a river Arts and entertainment Music * The Lemons, American rock band from Seattle, Washington * Lemons (album), ''Lemons'' (album), an album by Ty Segall * Lemons (EP), ''Lemons'' (EP), debut EP from Melbourne-based acoustic-folk band Woodlock * Lemon (U2 song), "Lemon" (U2 song), 1993 * Lemon (N.E.R.D. and Rihanna song), "Lemon" (N.E.R.D. and Rihanna song), 2017 * Lemon (Kenshi Yonezu song), "Lemon" (Kenshi Yonezu song), 2018 Films * Lemon (1969 film), ''Lemon' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemon
The lemon (''Citrus limon'') is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China. The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice, which has both culinary and cleaning uses. The pulp and rind are also used in cooking and baking. The juice of the lemon is about 5% to 6% citric acid, with a pH of around 2.2, giving it a sour taste. The distinctive sour taste of lemon juice makes it a key ingredient in drinks and foods such as lemonade and lemon meringue pie. History The origin of the lemon is unknown, though lemons are thought to have first grown in Assam (a region in northeast India), northern Myanmar or China. A genomic study of the lemon indicated it was a hybrid between bitter orange (sour orange) and citron. Lemons are supposed to have entered Europe near southern Italy no later tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
