desert lime

noun

Citrus glauca, a thorny shrub or small tree native to Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia.

Meanings

noundesert lime (plural desert limes)

plural desert limes

  1. Citrus glauca, a thorny shrub or small tree native to Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia.

    Synonyms: desert lemon, native kumquat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCitrus glauca, a thorny shrub or small tree native to Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia.

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Chicago

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