Meyer lemon

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Meyer lemon (plural Meyer lemons)

1. A citrus tree native to China, a cross between a citron and a mandarin/pomelo hybrid, Citrus × meyeri.
   • 2023 September 29, Molly Fitzpatrick, “He’s the Pawpaw King of Brooklyn. (What’s a Pawpaw?)”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

2. The fruit from this tree.