lime
noun /laɪm/
/laɪm/
- (also quicklime)[uncountable] a white substance obtained by heating limestone, used in building materials and to help plants grow see also slaked lime, soda limeTopics Farmingc2
- [countable, uncountable] a small green fruit, like a lemon, with juice that has a bitter, sharp taste, used in cooking and in drinks; the juice of this fruit
enlarge image- lime juice
- slices of lime
- Serve the dish garnished with wedges of lime.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- slice
- wedge
- squeeze
- slice
- garnish something with
- …
- tree
- juice
- (also lime tree)[countable] a tree on which limes growTopics Plants and treesc1
- (also lime tree, linden tree, linden)[countable] a large tree with light-green, heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers
- an avenue of limes
- (also lime green)[uncountable] a bright yellow-green colourTopics Colours and Shapesc2
Word Originnoun sense 1 Old English līm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijm, German Leim, also to loam. noun senses 2 to 3 mid 17th cent.: from French, from modern Provençal limo, Spanish lima, from Arabic līma; compare with lemon.sense 4 early 17th cent.: alteration of obsolete line, from Old English lind ‘lime tree’.