lime
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1. the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit, |
| definition | : | any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | key lime, |
| definition | : | small yellow-green limes of southern Florida (noun.food) |
2. any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | tree, |
| definition | : | a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | silver lime, silver linden, tilia tomentosa, |
| definition | : | large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus tilia, tilia, |
| definition | : | deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood (noun.plant) |
| substance holonym | : | basswood, linden, |
| definition | : | soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork (noun.plant) |
3. any of various related trees bearing limes (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | citrus, citrus tree, |
| definition | : | any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | lime, |
| definition | : | the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees (noun.food) |
| member meronym | : | genus citrus, |
| definition | : | orange; lemon; lime; etc. (noun.plant) |
4. a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds (noun.substance)
5. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | oxide, |
| definition | : | any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | atomic number 20, ca, calcium, |
| definition | : | a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals (noun.substance) |
6. a caustic substance produced by heating limestone (noun.substance)
7. cover with lime so as to induce growth (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact) |
8. spread birdlime on branches to catch birds (verb.motion)
9. a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | birdlime, lime, |
| definition | : | spread birdlime on branches to catch birds (verb.motion) |
10. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | lime, lime, |
| definition | : | cover with lime so as to induce growth (verb.contact) |
11. cover with lime so as to induce growth (verb.contact)
12. spread birdlime on branches to catch birds (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | birdlime, lime, |
| definition | : | a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds (noun.substance) |
13. a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | birdlime, lime, |
| definition | : | spread birdlime on branches to catch birds (verb.motion) |
14. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | lime, lime, |
| definition | : | cover with lime so as to induce growth (verb.contact) |
15. cover with lime so as to induce growth (verb.contact)
16. spread birdlime on branches to catch birds (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | birdlime, lime, |
| definition | : | a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds (noun.substance) |
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