Yuzu vs. Lemon — What's the Difference?

Yuzu (Citrus junos, from Japanese 柚子 or ユズ) is a citrus fruit and plant in the family Rutaceae of East Asian origin. Yuzu has been cultivated mainly in East Asia, though recently also in Australia, Spain, Italy and France.It is believed to have originated in central China as a hybrid of mandarin orange and the ichang papeda.

The lemon (Citrus limon) is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to South Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam). The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice, which has both culinary and cleaning uses.

A round, yellowish citrus fruit with fragrant, acidic juice, used chiefly as a flavouring

A spiny evergreen tree (Citrus limon) native to Asia, widely cultivated for its oval yellow fruit.

The citrus tree that bears the yuzu, originating in China and widely cultivated in Japan and Korea.

The fruit of this tree, having an aromatic rind and juicy, acid pulp.

A tree (Citrus junos) native to China and widely cultivated in Japan for its round, golden-yellow fruit.

Lemon yellow.

The fruit of this tree, having sour juice used in sauces and dressings and an aromatic rind used as flavoring.

(Informal) One that is unsatisfactory or defective

A citrus fruit originating in East Asia, Citrus ichangensis x Citrus reticulata var. austera.

Lemon-yellow.

Made from lemons.

Tasting or smelling like lemons.

A yellowish citrus fruit.

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

A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.

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

(slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual.

Favor.

(fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex.

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

Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

Smart; cheeky, vocal.

(transitive) To flavour with lemon.

An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange, and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is produced by a tropical tree of the genus Citrus, the common fruit known in commerce being that of the species Citrus Limonum or Citrus Medica (var. Limonum). There are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.

The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.

Yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh

A strong yellow color

A small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit

A distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons

An artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory