lime tree

noun

1. a linden or basswood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lime tree¹

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

Holding on to his two wooden planks, he sits among kumquat and lime trees.

From Los Angeles Times

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

She has been a central campaigner to stop an avenue of lime trees being cut down in the constituency.

From BBC

Street battles didn’t stop him from registering the broken branches of lime trees.

From Washington Post

Papá stood in front of our two lime trees, looking across the dance floor with his hands in his pockets.

From Literature