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noun • a caustic substance produced by heating limestone • a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide • a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds • any of various related trees bearing limes • any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber • the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees verb • spread birdlime on branches to catch birds • cover with lime so as to induce growth | ||||
| 30% | 6 | From an Arabic word once used as a collective term for all citruses, lime-like fruits with which James Lind helped to conquer scurvy | ||
noun • yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh • a strong yellow color • a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit • a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons • an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory | ||||
| 30% | 6 | Looks like a seasick sailor's means of preventing scurvy? | ||
noun • any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables | ||||
Scurvy Fighters
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