lime tree

American  

noun

1. a linden or basswood.

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Etymology

Origin of lime tree

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

A dwarf lemon is flourishing nearby, next to large containers holding rosemary, a Mexican lime tree and a small manzanita.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

The team of 10 spent more than 700 hours creating the boats from a fallen lime tree donated by Boughton House, near Kettering.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

A few years ago, Hailing Jin, a plant molecular geneticist at University of California, Riverside, isolated a peptide from the citrus greening–tolerant finger lime tree that confers tolerance in other citrus trees.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2022

“Wait, there’s no way a lime tree smells this good,” she said, inhaling deeply.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2019

There stands the old, square watch-tower, in front of it the great mottled lime tree and behind it the evening.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque