limes

American  

[lahy-mees] / ˈlaɪ mis /

noun

PLURAL

limites

1. a boundary, especially the fortified border or frontier of a country.

2. (initial capital letter)  Siegfried Line.

3. an ancient Roman frontier fortification.

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limes British  

/ ˈlaɪmiːz /

noun

1. the fortified boundary of the Roman Empire

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Etymology

Origin of limes

1530–40; < Latin līmes; limit

Example Sentences

She shows me ripening limes and lemons inside her allotment greenhouse.

From BBC

Her only distraction from constant anxiety is the lush garden she tends to daily, with mangoes, nopales, limes and a variety of herbs.

From Los Angeles Times

A lot of citrus, like limes, pomelos, lemons.

From Los Angeles Times

He went from standard citrus, apricot and avocado to a more exotic collection, adding finger limes, valentine pummelos, jaboticaba, cherimoya and pawpaw.

From Los Angeles Times

I also have an olive oil from Puglia that has lemons and limes in it, it's not just a flavored oil and I had a case of it in Puglia so I keep that there.

From Salon