kaffir lime
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noun
an Asian citrus tree, Citrus hystrix, having green fruit with wrinkly skin and aromatic leaves that are used in Thai and Indonesian cookery.
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Also Kaffir lime, kieffer lime [kee-fer]. /ˈki fər/.
Words nearby kaffir lime
Kaffir, kaffir beer, kaffirboom, kaffir corn, Kaffir lily, kaffir lime, kaffiyeh, Kaffraria, Kaffrarian, Kafir, Kafiri
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