Limes are yellow when they are fully
ripe and develop sugars that make them delicious at this stage. They are not sold when yellow because unripe fruit is easier to ship since it is harder, and stores longer when unripe.
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A lime (from French lime, from Arabic l\u012bma, from Persian l\u012bm\u016b, "lemon"), is a citrus fruit, which is typically round, green in color, 3\u20136 centimetres (1.2\u20132.4 in) in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles.