Word

lime, n.
(limes)

the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
<noun.food>

lime

semantic pointers

hypernym

citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit

part holonym

lime tree, lime, Citrus aurantifolia

hyponym

key lime

any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
<noun.plant>

basswood lime lime tree linden linden tree

semantic pointers

member holonym

Tilia, genus Tilia

hypernym

tree

substance meronym

linden, basswood

hyponym

American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana small-leaved linden, small-leaved lime, Tilia cordata white basswood, cottonwood, Tilia heterophylla Japanese linden, Japanese lime, Tilia japonica silver lime, silver linden, Tilia tomentosa

any of various related trees bearing limes
<noun.plant> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

Citrus aurantifolia lime lime tree

semantic pointers

part meronym

lime

member holonym

genus Citrus

hypernym

citrus, citrus tree

a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
<noun.substance>

birdlime lime

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

birdlime

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lime

semantic pointers

hypernym

adhesive, adhesive material, adhesive agent

a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
<noun.substance>

burnt lime calcined lime calcium oxide calx fluxing lime lime quicklime unslaked lime

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lime

semantic pointers

substance meronym

calcium, Ca, atomic number 20

hypernym

oxide

a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
<noun.substance>

calcium hydrate calcium hydroxide caustic lime hydrated lime lime lime hydrate slaked lime

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lime

semantic pointers

hypernym

hydroxide, hydrated oxide