Limbe, Liṃbe: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Limbe in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrus aurantifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Limonia aurantiifolia Christm. (among others).

2) Limbe is also identified with Citrus aurantium It has the synonym Aurantium acre Mill. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Flora Indica (1832)
· J. SouthW. Agric. Univ. (1994)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1813)
· Revista Brasileira de Genética (1997)
· Species Plantarum (1762)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Liṃbe (ಲಿಂಬೆ):—

1) [noun] the small, semitropical, evergreen tree Citrus limon of Rutaceae family; lemon tree.

2) [noun] its small, egg-shaped, edible fruit with a pale-yellow rind and a juicy, sour pulp, rich in ascorbic acid; lemon.

3) [noun] another tree of the same family, Citrus medica.

4) [noun] its edible fruit.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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