lalsace t1_j21ajlo wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:56 PM Reply to comment by Stswivvinsdayalready in TIL that Persian limes, the fruit that most Americans and Europeans know as simply “limes” are actually a hybrid of lemons and real limes, what we call “Key limes” today by evclides Semi-related tangent, lemons and limes are called "citron" and "citron vert" in French, lemon and green lemon. Not to be confused with what we call "citron" in English which is a different, relatively uncommon citrus fruit. Permalink Parent 7
lalsace t1_j21ajlo wrote
Reply to comment by Stswivvinsdayalready in TIL that Persian limes, the fruit that most Americans and Europeans know as simply “limes” are actually a hybrid of lemons and real limes, what we call “Key limes” today by evclides
Semi-related tangent, lemons and limes are called "citron" and "citron vert" in French, lemon and green lemon. Not to be confused with what we call "citron" in English which is a different, relatively uncommon citrus fruit.