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The leaves are long, evergreen, glossy, and citron-like, being ovate elliptic in shape and lemon scented. [3] They have medium-thick branches with many spines. New growth is purple-tinged, as are the flowers. [4] Ponderosa lemon also has larger than average citrus flowers, and bears fruit throughout the year.
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Flowers are white, 20–30 mm (0.79–1.18 in) wide. Fruits are oval and green, ripening to yellow, with greenish pulp. The pith is white and about 5 mm (0.20 in) thick. Despite the name sweet lime, the fruit is more similar to a greenish orange in appearance. 'Millsweet' cultivar of limetta in growth. Moushumi or mushumbi lebu in West Bengal ...
The Persian lime is a triploid cross between Key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia) and lemon (Citrus × limon). [4] [5] Although there are other citrus species that are referred to as "limes", the Persian lime is the most widely cultivated lime species commercially, [6] and accounts for the largest share of the fruits sold as limes. The fruit ...
This 19th-century book illustration copies a 12th-century English image of a man wearing a hooded tunic. The garment's style and form can be traced back to Medieval Europe when the preferred clothing for Catholic monks included a hood called a cowl attached to a tunic or robes, [6] [7] and a chaperon or hooded cape was very commonly worn by any outdoors worker.
In Kerala, the Onam Sadhya usually includes either lemon pickle or lime pickle. Other Indian preparations of limes include sweetened lime pickle, salted pickle, and lime chutney. In cooking, lime is valued both for the acidity of its juice and the floral aroma of its zest. It is a common ingredient in authentic Mexican, Vietnamese and Thai dishes.
Lime is a color that is a shade of yellow-green, so named because it is a representation of the color of the citrus fruit called limes. It is the color that is in between the web color chartreuse and yellow on the color wheel. [1] Alternate names for this color included yellow-green, lemon-lime, lime green, or bitter lime. [2]