Noun the green fruit of a lime tree. any of the trees that bear limes. a white substance (calcium oxide) obtained from limestone. a dry white powder (calcium hydroxide). a light, somewhat yellowish, green colour, the colour of the fruit of a lime tree. the linden tree. Translations German: Limone f (1, 2), Kalk m (3), Kalziumkarbonat n (3), Calciumhydroxid n (4), Linde f (6), Lindenbaum m (6) Interlingua: lima (1); limiero (2); calce (vive) (3); calce (extincte) (4); (color de) lima (5); tilia (6) Polish: wapno palone n (3), wapno gaszone n (4), lipa f (6) Portuguese: lima f (1); limeira f (2); cal (viva) f (3); cal (extinta) f (4); cor de lima f (5); tília f (6) Adjective containing lime or lime juice. having a light green colour. Translations German: leuchtend hell-grün (2) Verb to treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime). Related words See Appendix:Colours