Well, lemons, obviously. Also lemonade, lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), a scented-leaf geranium (Pelargonium limoneum) lemon curd, lemon balm (Melissa officinalis):
photo by Marlene Bertrand
lemon squash, lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora):
photo by H Zell
the flowers of the lemonwood tree (Calicophyllum candidissimum):
photo by Dick Culbert
...and irritable Australians.
No, really: lemony is Ozzie slang for irritable or angry.
Brilliant, isn't it?
I wonder of Lemony Snicket knew?
Word To Use Today: lemony. This word comes from lemon, of course, which comes from the Arabic laymūn.
By the way, a snicket, in Northern England, is a narrow walled or fenced passageway.
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