Borrelia burgdorferi Lime disease spirochete | cause of Lyme disease, transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes |
lime | the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees |
key lime | small yellow-green limes of southern Florida |
genip Spanish lime | round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp, eaten like grapes |
lime juice | usually freshly squeezed juice of limes |
flower bloom blossom | reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts |
orange-blossom orchid Sarcochilus falcatus | diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip |
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 |
American basswood American lime Tilia americana | large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown |
small-leaved linden small-leaved lime Tilia cordata | large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves, often cultivated as an ornamental |
Japanese linden Japanese lime Tilia japonica | medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental |
silver lime silver linden Tilia tomentosa | large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side, widely cultivated as an ornamental |
rangpur rangpur lime lemanderin Citrus limonia | hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel |
sweet lemon sweet lime Citrus limetta | lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp |
lime lime tree Citrus aurantifolia | any of various related trees bearing limes |
Spanish lime Spanish lime tree honey berry mamoncillo genip ginep Melicocca bijuga Melicocca bijugatus | tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp |
rhinophyma hypertrophic rosacea toper's nose brandy nose rum nose rum-blossom potato nose hammer nose copper nose | enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin, often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol |
birdlime lime | a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds |
bleaching powder chlorinated lime chloride of lime | a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and or disinfect |
calcium oxide quicklime lime calx calcined lime fluxing lime unslaked lime burnt lime | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide |
calcium hydroxide lime slaked lime hydrated lime calcium hydrate caustic lime lime hydrate | a caustic substance produced by heating limestone |
soda lime | a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides, absorbs liquids and gases |
flower prime peak heyday bloom blossom efflorescence flush | the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
blossom blossom out blossom forth unfold | develop or come to a promising stage, Youth blossomed into maturity |
bloom blossom flower | produce or yield flowers, The cherry tree bloomed |
lime | cover with lime so as to induce growth, lime the lawn |
birdlime lime | spread birdlime on branches to catch birds |