Definitions For Lime

noun

• The green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
• 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
• Any of various related trees bearing limes
• A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
• A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
• A caustic substance produced by heating limestone

verb

• Cover with lime so as to induce growth
• Spread birdlime on branches to catch birds