lime vs American basswood

American basswood vs lime

lime and American basswood both are nouns.

lime is a verb but American basswood is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lime	Yes	No	Yes	No
American basswood	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, American basswood is a hyponym of lime; that is, American basswood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lime:

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
American basswood: large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown

Other hyponyms of lime include American lime, Tilia americana, small-leaved lime, small-leaved linden, Tilia cordata, cottonwood, Tilia heterophylla, white basswood, Japanese lime, Japanese linden, Tilia japonica, silver lime, silver linden, Tilia tomentosa.

lime (noun)	American basswood (noun)
the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees	large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
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

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

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