lemon drop UK /ˈlɛmən dɹɒp/US /ˈlɛmən dɹɑp/ noun3 •A yellow lemon-flavored and lemon-shaped candy.Dill had hit upon a foolproof plan to make Boo Radley come out at no cost to ourselves (place a trail of lemon drops from the back door to the front yard and he’d follow it, like an ant). — 1960 •A cocktail of vodka with lemon juice and sugar. •A variety of mangosteen, especially Garcinia intermedia, or sometimes the similar Garcinia madruno. formslemon drops