'sweet lime' definitions:
Definition of 'sweet lime'
(from WordNet)
noun
Lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp [syn: sweet lemon, sweet lime, Citrus limetta]
Definition of 'sweet lime'
From: GCIDE
- Lime \Lime\, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See Lemon.]
- 1. (Bot.) The fruit of the Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon, but greener in color; also, the tree which bears it.
- Note: The term lime was formerly also applied to variants of the closely related citron, of which there are two varieties, Citrus Medica, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the
- sweet lime (Citrus Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour. See citron. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 2. The color of the lime[1], a yellowish-green. [PJC]