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1. A juicy, greenish-yellow citrus fruit which is smaller and sourer than a lemon: Lime juice is used for flavoring and as a source of vitamin C.
2. The small tropical tree it grows on: There are different evergreen lime trees or shrubs of the genus Citrus that have edible fruit that is green or of a greenish-yellow color, particularly that of the Mexican or of thePersian limes.
3. Etymology: from Arabic limah, Spanish lima through French to English.
2. The small tropical tree it grows on: There are different evergreen lime trees or shrubs of the genus Citrus that have edible fruit that is green or of a greenish-yellow color, particularly that of the Mexican or of thePersian limes.
3. Etymology: from Arabic limah, Spanish lima through French to English.
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English Words from Arabic origins
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