Meyer
/ˈmʌɪə/ /ˈmeɪə/noun
In full Meyer lemon. A small, relatively hardy type of lemon (variously regarded as a species, Citrus meyeri, or a cultivar of C. limon), originally discovered in China but now widely cultivated commercially and as a garden plant.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in New Zealand Journal of Agriculture. From the name of Frank Nicholas Meyer, Dutch-born U.S. agriculturist and explorer, who introduced the variety to the United States in 1908.