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lime (tree)

A deciduous N temperate tree; leaves heart-shaped, often sticky with honey-dew caused by aphids; flowers fragrant, white, 5-petalled, in pendulous clusters; fruits rounded, the whole cluster with a wing-like bract which aids in dispersal; also called linden. Common lime (TiliaƗeuropaea) is a hybrid often planted as a street tree. (Genus: Tilia, 50 species. Family: Tiliaceae.)

Lime may refer to:

Lime (fruit), various green to yellow citrus fruit Lime (mineral), a group of calcium compounds and minerals in which they predominate Lime (color), a yellowish green Lime tree, a common name for trees of the genus Tilia

Lime may also be:

in anime:

Lime (anime), a term for sexual explicitness in anime Lime (Marionette), a character from the Saber Marionette J anime Lime, one of the Herb, Mint & Lime trio of characters from Ranma 1/2

in music:

Lime (band), a 1980's disco band Lime (Arvingarna album), by Swedish "dansband" Arvingarna

Other:

Lime (TV), a lifestyle based media content distribution LIME, a mobile middleware LIME, the airport code for Orio al Serio Airport, in Bergamo, Italy Within the Caribbean region (esp.

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