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limes
[ lahy-mees ]
noun
- a boundary, especially the fortified border or frontier of a country.
- (initial capital letter) Siegfried Line.
- an ancient Roman frontier fortification.
limes
/ ˈɪː /
noun
- the fortified boundary of the Roman Empire
Word History and Origins
Origin of limes1
Example Sentences
A lot of citrus, like limes, pomelos, lemons.
He went from standard citrus, apricot and avocado to a more exotic collection, adding finger limes, valentine pummelos, jaboticaba, cherimoya and pawpaw.
I also have an olive oil from Puglia that has lemons and limes in it, it's not just a flavored oil and I had a case of it in Puglia so I keep that there.
My wife and I grow the basics — massive Bearss lemons, Persian and Mexican limes, a kumquat bush that right now is so brimming with thumb-size orange jewels that it looks like a traffic cone.
In the dense warren of stalls, the best-looking produce is displayed prominently: ripe bananas, glistening limes and orderly rows of broccoli and asparagus.
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