key lime vs lime

lime vs key lime

key lime and lime both are nouns.

key lime is not a verb while lime is a verb.

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

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

key lime: small yellow-green limes of southern Florida
lime: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

key lime (noun)	lime (noun)
small yellow-green limes of southern Florida	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

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

Difference between key lime and lime

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