silver lime vs lime

lime vs silver lime

silver lime and lime both are nouns.

silver lime is not a verb while lime is a verb.

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

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

silver lime: large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated 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 silver lime include basswood, lime tree, linden, linden tree.

silver lime (noun)	lime (noun)
large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated 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

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

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