lime-tree

  • 51Teil tree —    (an old name for the lime tree, the tilia), Isa. 6:13, the terebinth, or turpentine tree, the Pistacia terebinthus of botanists. The Hebrew word here used (elah) is rendered oak (q.v.) in Gen. 35:4; Judg. 6:11, 19; Isa. 1:29, etc. In Isa. 61:3 …

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  • 52teil tree — Teil Teil, n. [OF. teil, til, L. tilia.] (Bot.) The lime tree, or linden; called also {teil tree}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 53native lime — noun 1. : either of two Australian citrus trees (Citrus australis and Microcitrus australasica) having very acid fruit 2. : the fruit of a native lime tree …

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  • 54sweet lime — Lime Lime, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See {Lemon}.] 1. (Bot.) The fruit of the {Citrus aurantifolia}, allied to the lemon, but greener in color; also, the tree which bears it. Note: The term lime was formerly also applied to variants of the… …

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  • 55Persian lime — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms …

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  • 56White lime — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …

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  • 57Olema Lime Kilns — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …

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  • 58Blood lime — Blood limes are a hybrid citrus fruit developed by the CSIRO project to investigate salt resistant crops. While the limes proved unsuitable for high salt conditions, they have seen some commercial development; the first commercial crop appeared… …

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  • 59Rickey Lime — Infobox Musical artist Name = Rickey Lime Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = non vocal instrumentalist Birth name = Anna Goodling Alias = Rickey Goodling Born = Birth date and age|1980|8|20|mf=y Cottage Grove, Oregon, U.S. Died =… …

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  • 60teil tree — ˈtē(ə)l noun also teil ( s) Etymology: French dial, teil, from Old French, from Latin tilia : linden 1a * * * teil tree noun 1. The lime …

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