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noun
A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: acid lime
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Key lime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
small yellow-green limes of southern Florida
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: lime
History
From Keys (“the Florida Keys”), from key (“an island in a chain of islands”), variant of cay, from Spanish cayo.
Across languages
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