apricot vs lemon

apricot

noun
  • A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit. 

  • The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill. 

  • A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside. 

  • The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca 

  • A dog with an orange-coloured coat. 

adj
  • Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot. 

lemon

noun
  • A yellowish citrus fruit. 

  • A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits. 

  • A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits. 

  • A defective or inadequate item or individual. 

  • Favor. 

  • A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex. 

verb
  • To flavour with lemon. 

adj
  • Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons. 

  • Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons. 

  • Smart; cheeky, vocal. 

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