Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lime_tree

2 senses of lime tree

Sense 1
lime, lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia -- (any of various related trees bearing limes)
       => citrus, citrus tree -- (any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds)

Sense 2
linden, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime tree -- (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)
       => tree -- (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)