Meyer lemon

noun

A citrus tree native to China, a cross between a citron and a mandarin/pomelo hybrid, Citrus × meyeri.

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Meanings

nounMeyer lemon (plural Meyer lemons)

plural Meyer lemons

  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.

Origin

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

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APA

Meyer lemon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meyer%20lemon

MLA

“Meyer lemon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meyer%20lemon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Meyer lemon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meyer%20lemon.

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