a kind of grapefruit or shaddock (cf. Adam's apple, n. 1).
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > lime (4) pome-adam1600 a kind of grapefruit or shaddock (cf. Adam's apple, n. 1). lime1638 The globular fruit of the tree Citrus Medica, var. acida, smaller than the lemon and of a more acid taste; more explicitly sour lime. Its juice is… Java lemon1831 In the names of plants occurring in or associated with Java, and products obtained from them. a small lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia (formerly C. jav… poor man1912 Chiefly New Zealand. More fully poorman orange. A small form of grapefruit, used chiefly for marmalade. Cf. poorman's orange n. at compounds 2a. |
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