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lime noun

  /laɪm/
  • Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
 lima, limão
  • Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
 limeira
  • (uncountable) A brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
 verde-lima

lime noun

  /laɪm/
  • (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
 cal
  • (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
 visco, visgo

lime verb

  /laɪm/
  • (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
 caiar
lime green
verde-lima
lime tree
limeira
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