limbus
- n a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure
lime
- n a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
- n a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
- n a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
- n any of various related trees bearing limes
- n 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
- n the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
- v spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
- v cover with lime so as to induce growth
lime the lawn
lime disease spirochete
- n cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes
lime tree
- n any of various related trees bearing limes
- n 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
limekiln
- n a kiln used to reduce naturally occurring forms of calcium carbonate to lime
limelight
- n a focus of public attention
he enjoyed being in the limelight - n a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
limen
- n the smallest detectable sensation
- n a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river
limenitis archippus
- n showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller