what is the difference between limes and lemons?

Question

I am donig a science project and what to see what works better and the differences

Answer 1

A lime is an unripened lemon

Answer 2

The taste

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_%28fruit%29

Answer 3

limes are not lemons.
When both fruits are ripe, u'll c the diff.
Limes are small n usually harvest b4 it tirn into orange color while lemons are bigger than limes n often used in iced lemon tea..hehe.

So, if ure doing experiment...better use lemon. C below

Answer 4

The most "obvious" difference is the color. HOWEVER, most of the color (for example, what you see in stores) is artificial coloring.

They are considered slightlhy different botanically. For fuller details, see the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(fruit)