lime tree

noun

1. a linden or basswood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lime tree¹

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

He rose and went to the window that looked out on to the garden and the lawn and Jane's seat under the lime-tree.

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A lime tree, whose leaves were stirred by the languorous breeze, kept tapping against the window.

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The lime-tree abounds in our village, and there is nothing the bees love more than its blossoms.

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The sun was bright, and a breeze fluttered the leaves of the young lime-tree beneath which he lay; but his heart ached.

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The light shade of a young lime-tree glided softly over his face.

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