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lime
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[ noun ] (botany) any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
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[ noun ] (botany) any of various related trees bearing limes
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[ noun ] a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a caustic substance (Ca(OH)2) produced by heating limestone
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[ verb ] cover with lime, as of lawns, to induce growth
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