lime tree
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lime tree
First recorded in 1615–25
Example Sentences
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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
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