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lime tree vs Japanese lime

Japanese lime vs lime tree

lime tree and Japanese lime both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lime tree Yes No No No
Japanese lime Yes No No No
As nouns, Japanese lime is a hyponym of lime tree; that is, Japanese lime is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lime tree:
  • lime 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
  • Japanese lime: medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
Other hyponyms of lime tree 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 tree (noun) Japanese lime (noun)
any of various related trees bearing limes medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
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
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