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One shop word, more than one plantLime is not a species.
Lime is an English shop word for a sour citrus that is not automatically the grocery lemon. The common small green fruit is Citrus aurantiifolia. Tamil elumichai names both. Thick-rind citron is Citrus medica. This page will not 301 the English word to one fruit.
Choose the botanical page
- Oosi elumichai · Citrus aurantiifolia
Citrus aurantiifolia — key lime, the small thin-skinned seedy green fruit.
- Elumichai · Citrus limon
Citrus limon — grocery lemon. Tamil elumichai often means this one too.
- Turunj · Citrus medica
Citrus medica — citron / turunj, the thick-rind peel fruit.
- Makrut lime · Citrus hystrix
Citrus hystrix — makrut lime, the hourglass double leaf.
This word names more than one plant, so check the botanical name before you buy or use it. If the plant you meant is not listed, we have not written it yet. Educational only. Not medical advice and not a shop.