For the longest time I knew
Phase Lemons were a pun on something, but couldn't for the life of me figure out what it is.
Today I did some deeper digging than I usually do and I found:
>An author and Professor Emeritus Don S. Lemons studies plasma physics and has authored multiple books related to the various fields in science
>why is his field of study relevant? because plasma is a state of matter
>states of matter are called "phases"
>changing between gas, liquid, solid or plasma is called "phase transitioning"
>in Slime Rancher you turn a lemon solid by shooting trees in the Ancient Ruins with fruit
Phase Lemon
I feel like a fucking genius.