Japanese lime vs lime

lime vs Japanese lime

Japanese lime and lime both are nouns.

Japanese lime is not a verb while lime is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Japanese lime	Yes	No	No	No
lime	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lime is a hypernym of Japanese lime; that is, lime is a word with a broader meaning than Japanese lime:

Japanese lime: medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
lime: 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

Other hypernyms of Japanese lime include basswood, lime tree, linden, linden tree.

Japanese lime (noun)	lime (noun)
medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental	the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
	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
	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

Japanese lime (verb)	lime (verb)
	cover with lime so as to induce growth
	spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

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