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名詞

combava (複数形 combavas)

1. Synonym of kaffir lime
   • 1990 March 19, New York Magazine, page 78:

     Alsatian-born and classically trained, Vongerichten was in love with Oriental exotica—tamarind, galangal (a gingerlike root that tastes of lime), and the citric combavas leaf-from his days in Bangkok, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

   • 2004, S.A.M.H. Naqvi, editor, Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables, volume 1:

     In Reunion Island, the production of a local selection of combava (Citrus hystrix DC) has steadily declined since the 60's due to severe CTV.

   • 2017, Steffen Arctander, Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 141:

     A certain citrus tree in the Comoro islands northwest of Madagascar and in other nearby islands and in Madagascar itself produces large and very delicate fruits, locally known as combavas.

   • 2019, Dominique Baudoux, Contemporary French Aromatherapy:

     The presence of furocoumarin compounds creates photosensitisation of any skin that is subjected to prolonged exposure to the sun after application of combava expressed essential oil to that area.