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AMERICAN LIME
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
Synonyms:
American basswood; American lime; Tilia americana
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Hypernyms ("American lime" is a kind of...):
basswood; lime; lime tree; linden; linden 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)