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

Using a lime tree as an example, Juliet Stubbington, a propagator who works alongside Chris, demonstrates how it was done.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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

Then there was a sigh, a rustle, a snap of one incautious twig, and the clearing of the giant lime tree was as empty as it had been before the days of man.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White