lime

Noun

• the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

• 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

• any of various related trees bearing limes

• a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

• a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

• a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

Verb

• cover with lime so as to induce growth
  • lime the lawn
    

• spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  linden , linden tree , basswood , lime tree , Citrus aurantifolia , birdlime , calcium oxide , quicklime , calx , calcined lime , fluxing lime , unslaked lime , burnt lime , calcium hydroxide , slaked lime , hydrated lime , calcium hydrate , caustic lime , lime hydrate