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WATER LEMON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does water lemon mean?
• WATER LEMON (noun)
The noun WATER LEMON has 1 sense:
1. the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle
Familiarity information: WATER LEMON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
bell apple; sweet cup; water lemon; yellow granadilla
Hypernyms ("water lemon" is a kind of...):
passion fruit (egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks)
Holonyms ("water lemon" is a part of...):
Jamaica honeysuckle; Passiflora laurifolia; yellow granadilla (West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit)
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