key lime

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Key lime^¹

Where it comes from

From Keys (“the Florida Keys”), from key (“an island in a chain of islands”), variant of cay, from Spanish cayo.

noun Key limes · key lime

A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.
Similar: acid lime

key lime^²

noun key limes

Alternative letter-case form of Key lime

Translations

Every language

noun Citrus × aurantifolia

中文	墨西哥萊檬 /墨西哥莱檬 Mòxīgē láiméng
हिन्दी	काग़ज़ी नींबू kāġzī nīmbū
Português	limão-galego
Italiano	lime, lima, limetta

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"key lime." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/key%20lime. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

key lime. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/key%20lime

Chicago

"key lime." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/key%20lime.

BibTeX

@misc{key_lime_2026,
  title = {key lime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/key%20lime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}