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Lime (fruit)

A green citrus fruit with sour juice.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
Duplicate · right

Lime (scooters)

An American company renting shared electric scooters and bikes in cities.

First in use: c. 2017

Lime / Lime (fruit) / Lime (scooters)

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The green citrus became the green e-scooter.

Which meaning of Lime is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Lime (fruit) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Lime (scooters) arrived in 2017. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Lime (fruit)

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Duplicate · c. 2017

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