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lime-tree

lime-tree noun: a deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.

Noun

lime-tree (plural lime-trees)

  1. A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
    • His impassioned words buzzed about my ears like cockchafers round the top of the lime-trees.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 250
  2. Any of various trees of the genus Citrus that bear limes.

Forms of lime-tree

plurallime-trees

Questions about lime-tree

What does lime-tree mean?
Lime-tree means a deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree.
What part of speech is lime-tree?
Lime-tree is a noun.
What is the plural of lime-tree?
The plural of lime-tree is lime-trees.

Words near lime-tree in the dictionary

  1. lime-kiln
  2. lime-kilns
  3. lime-plaster
  4. lime-stone
  5. lime-stones
  6. lime-tree
  7. lime-trees
  8. lime-twig
  9. lime-twigged
  10. lime-twigs
  11. limeaceous

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