limes

Meanings

Plural: limites

Noun

• a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
• a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
• a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
• any of various related trees bearing limes
• 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
• the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
• A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
• plural of lime

Verb

• spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
• cover with lime so as to induce growth

Synonyms

basswood, birdlime, burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium hydrate, calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, calx, caustic lime, Citrus aurantifolia, fluxing lime, hydrated lime, lime, lime hydrate, lime tree, linden, linden tree, quicklime, slaked lime, unslaked lime