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lime tree
noun
- a linden or basswood.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lime tree1
First recorded in 1615–25
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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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