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lime/limetta

lime/sweet lemon

Tower of limes

Lime is lime, as in English; the seldom-seen limetta is a Mediterranean sweet lemon, although it originated in Asia. It has thorns and its juice is sweeter than lemons.

Fruits & Nuts

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by darwin Bell