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lime tree

noun

  1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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