key lime

noun

often capitalized K
: a small aromatic lime

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Light and fresh aromas that include gin and tonic, spring flowers, key lime pie and spearmint. Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 An assorted dessert bar satisfied guests' sweet tooths with lemon and key lime tartlets, cream puffs, triple chocolate brownies and chocolate chip cookies. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Classic Mexican or key limes, the type used in bars and for flavoring key lime pie, are more frost sensitive than Bearss, and would suffer from the cold unless grown closer to San Diego or anywhere along the Southern California coast. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025 Among the new festival menu items are the Flamin’ Hot corn dog (covered in Cheetos), garlic toast chicken parmigiana, guava cheese cupcake and a cocktail known as the key lime pie margarita. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for key lime

Word History

Etymology

Florida Keys

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of key lime was in 1905

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“Key lime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/key%20lime. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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