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Lime

Lime has several meanings:

  • Lime (fruit) - a Citrus tree with a green fruit similar to a lemon, and the fruit of that tree.
  • Australian lime - six small Citrus species native to Australia
  • Kaffir lime - a Southeast Asian Citrus with very pungent leaves.
  • Key lime - a lime oiginally from Asia but now commonly grown and consumed across North America.
  • Persian Lime - a lime sort with thick skin.
  • Tilia - a genus of trees, known as "lime tree" in Britain and "linden tree" in North America.
  • Lyme disease - an infectious disease, caused by the Borrelia spirochete, a gram-negative microorganism.


07-14-2008 23:18:10
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