Lemon oil comes from the Citrus limon tree, from the rind of the same lemon fruit that we eat. Citrus limon trees grow to 15 feet high and are thought to have originated in China and spread to Mediterranean regions.
Full Definition of ACRONYM. : a word (as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term; also: an abbreviation (as FBI) formed from initial letters: initialism.
2. the act or process of abbreviating something, or the result of this. acronym (noun) [etymology: 1940s: from Greek akron point or tip + onyma name.]. a word made from the first letters or syllables of other words, and usually pronounced as a word in its own right, . Compare abbreviation, contraction, initialism.noun). 1. a shortened form of a word or phrase. 2. the process or result of abbreviating. acronym (noun) [ORIGIN from Greek akron 'end, tip' + onoma 'name'.]. a word formed from the initial letters of other words (. , ).