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> Turns out it has phototoxic sap, causing blisters and scars if you touch it and then expose that skin to the sun. Fun fact: The name for this is corona syndr
by Alex3917 5y ago
> Turns out it has phototoxic sap, causing blisters and scars if you touch it and then expose that skin to the sun.
Fun fact: The name for this is corona syndrome, named for people getting severe burns after cutting limes on the beach. Almost gave it to myself yesterday after pruning a potted fig tree without wearing gloves, but fortunately got the sap off in less than a minute so was fine.
- OJFord 5y agoWhat's it got to do with (specifically) limes or the beach? 'Corona' ~ 'crown'; the 'solar corona' is 'the luminous plasma atmosphere surrounding the sun'. (Perhaps I'm misunderstanding/leaping but it seems like you're implying it's named for people cutting limes to serve with that brand of beer?) I would assume somewhat like 'sun-kissed' it's simply named for being 'crowned' (coronaed) by the sun.
- hfsh 5y agoAlso sometimes known as 'margarita burn' or 'Mexican beer dermatitis'. So in this case that name definitely refers to the beer brand.
- OJFord 5y agoHm ok, seems quite a coincidence, but fair enough! Wiktionary lists 'lime disease', which I think is excellent. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lime_disease https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lime_disease