Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lemon-lime

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: lemon-lime
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

that contains a mixture of lemons and limes

noun

a variety of citrus fruit

noun

any lemon-lime drink

Example Sentences

"The Lemon Lime, or Sweet Lemon, is larger than the preceding, of an oblong roundish shape, with protuberances at the point, which is in some cases also puckered."
"Perhaps this is the place to recall the rise and fall of the so-called Perrine lemon, the hybrid lemon-lime which was introduced by the U. S. Department of Agriculture about 1931 in the hope that it might enable Florida to compete directly with California for the lemon trade."
""There are many varieties of citrus including sweet and sour oranges, lemons, limes, lemon-limes, calomondin and pomelo.""

Inflected Forms

lemonlime (alternative) lemon-limes (plural)

Questions

What does lemon-lime mean?: that contains a mixture of lemons and limes

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