lime oil

noun

: either of two essential oils obtained from limes and used chiefly as flavoring materials:

a

: an oil obtained by steam distillation of the juice of the crushed fruit

b

: a yellow oil resembling lemon oil and obtained by expression of the fresh peel of the fruit

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