Key lime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.

noun

Key lime Key limes

From Keys (“the Florida Keys”), from key (“an island in a chain of islands”), variant of cay, from Spanish cayo.

acid lime

West Indian lime bartender’s lime Omani lime Mexican lime

Key lime pie

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