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līma
Persian · medieval
"citrus fruit"
a general Middle Eastern word for citrus fruit
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lime
French · medieval
"lime fruit"
carried the small citrus fruit into French trade
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lime
English · 1600s
"the lime fruit"
adopted for the small green citrus fruit
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