sweet lime

Noun
Synonyms: sweet lemonsweet limeCitrus limetta

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulpSynonyms: sweet lemonsweet limeCitrus limetta
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lime \Lime\, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See Lemon.]

1.(Bot.) The fruit of the Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon, but greener in color; also, the tree which bears it.

Note: The term lime was formerly also applied to variants of the closely related citron, of which there are two varieties, Citrus Medica, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the

sweet lime (Citrus Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour. See citron. [1913 Webster +PJC]

2.The color of the lime[1], a yellowish-green. [PJC]

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