Key lime
A small yellow lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern…A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.
» Those little yogurts may be guiltless, but do they really taste like key lime pie?
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1 sensesA small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.
small yellow-green limes of southern Florida
Examples
1 sentencesThose little yogurts may be guiltless, but do they really taste like key lime pie?
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Keys (“the Florida Keys”), from key (“an island in a chain of islands”), variant of cFrom Keys (“the Florida Keys”), from key (“an island in a chain of islands”), variant of cay, from Spanish cayo.
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