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English noun: lime tree

1. lime tree (plant) any of various related trees bearing limes


SynonymsCitrus aurantifolia, lime


Broader (hypernym)citrus, citrus tree


Part holonymlime


Member meronymgenus Citrus

2. lime tree (plant) 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


Synonymsbasswood, lime, linden, linden tree


Broader (hypernym)tree


Narrower (hyponym)American basswood, American lime, cottonwood, Japanese lime, Japanese linden, silver lime, silver linden, small-leaved lime, small-leaved linden, Tilia americana, Tilia cordata, Tilia heterophylla, Tilia japonica, Tilia tomentosa, white basswood


Member meronymgenus Tilia, Tilia


Substance holonymbasswood, linden









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