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Meyer lemon en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after American explorer Frank Nicholas Meyer (1875–1918).

Meanings

1. A citrus tree native to China, a cross between a citron and a mandarin/pomelo hybrid, Citrus × meyeri.
   • Mr. Farzan’s narrow backyard in Brooklyn’s South Slope neighborhood is a lush, if slightly chaotic, oasis. There are Fuji apples, Meyer lemons, figs, peonies and avocados — although that’s far from a complete census of all that grows there. 2023 September 29, Molly Fitzpatrick, “He’s the Pawpaw King of Brooklyn. (What’s a Pawpaw?)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
2. The fruit from this tree.

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