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  • Sebastian Scheiner/Associated Press EXAMINING AN ETROG: An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man checked an etrog, a lemon-like citrus fruit, for blemishes to determine if it was acceptable for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in Jerusalem Monday.

    Photos of the Day: Sept. 20 2010

  • Its important medicinal properties are refreshing, lemon-like tonic; antiseptic, antidepressant and astringent.

    Common Medicinal Herbs with Curative Properties 2008

  • Sukkoth observance involves waving a palm frond and carrying a lemon-like fruit called a citron etrog in Hebrew.

    Women Who Ruled: Salome Alexandra Jan 2008

  • Sukkoth observance involves waving a palm frond and carrying a lemon-like fruit called a citron etrog in Hebrew.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Jan 2008

  • The interior is almost lemon-like in colour - probably due to the eggs used, its wonderfully moist with a soft and almost creamy texture due to the semolina and yoghurt.

    Semolina and Yoghurt Syrup Cake Haalo 2008

  • Linden is often refered to as “lime blossom” (which is its common name in Britain) but should not be confused with the citrus lime (Citrus aurantifolia), which bears the green lemon-like fruit that you might know from your favourite Mexican food or your Key Lime Pie.

    Fiori di Tiglio Ayala Sender 2007

  • Linden is often refered to as “lime blossom” (which is its common name in Britain) but should not be confused with the citrus lime (Citrus aurantifolia), which bears the green lemon-like fruit that you might know from your favourite Mexican food or your Key Lime Pie.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Ayala Sender 2007

  • _Citral_, the aldehyde occurring largely in lemon-grass and verbena oils, also to a less extent in lemon and orange oils, and possessing an intense lemon-like odour.

    The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton

  • _ -- The plant has a pleasant, lemon-like odor; an agreeable, aromatic taste; and, in flavoring certain dishes, is used as a substitute for lemon-thyme.

    The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. Fearing Burr

  • Otto or oil of balm, obtained by aqueous distillation from the "hay," is a pale yellow, essential and volatile oil highly prized in perfumery for its lemon-like odor, and is extensively employed for flavoring various beverages.

    Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses M. G. Kains

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