Lime-fruit

  • 31lime — [[t]la͟ɪm[/t]] limes 1) N VAR A lime is a green fruit that tastes like a lemon. Limes grow on trees in tropical countries. ...peeled slices of lime... Oranges, lemons and limes were found to cure scurvy... Add a few drops of lime juice. 2) N… …

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  • 32fruit — 1. fruit [ frɥi ] n. m. • Xe; lat. fructus « rapport, revenu » I ♦ 1 ♦ (Au plur.) Vx ou littér. Produits de la terre en général, qui servent à la nourriture des êtres humains, des animaux. Cour. Les fruits de la terre. (av. 1798) Loc. cour.… …

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  • 33Fruit preserves — Jam redirects here. For other uses, see Jam (disambiguation). Five varieties of fruit preserves (clockwise from top): apple, quince, plum, squash, orange (in the center) Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits and sugar, often canned or sealed …

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  • 34fruit processing — Introduction       preparation of fruit for human consumption.  Fruit is sometimes defined as the product of growth from an angiosperm, or flowering plant. From a purely botanical point of view, the fruit may be only the fleshy growth that arises …

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  • 35Lime — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour l’article homophone, voir Lyme. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Lime », sur le …

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  • 36lime — 1. n. & v. n. 1 (in full quicklime) a white caustic alkaline substance (calcium oxide) obtained by heating limestone and used for making mortar or as a fertilizer or bleach etc. 2 = BIRDLIME. v.tr. 1 treat (wood, skins, land, etc.) with lime. 2… …

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  • 37Fruit tree — A fruit tree is a tree bearing fruit mdash; the structures formed by the ripened ovary of a flower containing one or more seeds. However, because all trees of flowering plants produce fruit (essentially all trees except tree ferns and… …

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  • 38lime — lime1 noun 1》 quicklime, slaked lime, or any salt or alkali containing calcium. 2》 archaic birdlime. verb 1》 treat with lime. 2》 archaic catch (a bird) with birdlime. Derivatives limy adjective Origin OE līm, of Gmc origin; related to loam …

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  • 39lime */ — UK [laɪm] / US noun Word forms lime : singular lime plural limes 1) [countable/uncountable] a fruit with a hard green skin and sour juice that grows on a lime tree a slice of lime 2) [uncountable] a white substance used for making cement and for… …

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  • 40fruit — Synonyms and related words: Catawba, Persian melon, Valencia orange, acorn, advantages, aftermath, akee, alligator pear, ananas, apple, apricot, artifact, auntie, avocado, banana, bear, bear fruit, bearberry, bearing, benefits, berry, bi guy,… …

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