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LIME-TREE
\lˈa͡ɪmtɹˈiː], \lˈaɪmtɹˈiː], \l_ˈaɪ_m_t_ɹ_ˈiː]\
Definitions of LIME-TREE
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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l
[=i]m'-tr[=
e
],
n
.
the
linden-tree. [
Lime
is
a
corr.
of
line
, for lind=linden-tree.]
1908
- Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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