lime vs Japanese lime

Japanese lime vs lime

lime and Japanese lime both are nouns.

lime is a verb but Japanese lime is not a verb.

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

As nouns, Japanese lime is a hyponym of lime; that is, Japanese lime 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
Japanese lime: medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental

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

lime (noun)	Japanese lime (noun)
the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees	medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
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)	Japanese lime (verb)
cover with lime so as to induce growth
spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

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