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Noun: lime tree  lIm tree
  1. Any of various related trees bearing limes
    - lime, Citrus aurantifolia
     
  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
    - linden, linden tree, basswood, lime

Derived forms: lime trees

Type of: citrus, citrus tree, tree

Part of: genus Citrus, genus Tilia, Tilia

Encyclopedia: Lime tree