Refers to the small green citrus fruit, Citrus aurantifolia, used in drinks and cooking.
I squeeze a lime into the cocktail.
I squeezed lime juice over the fish dish.
Refers to the mineral lime (calcium oxide), often used in construction or agriculture. The Japanese term 石灰 is more common for this meaning.
See also: 石灰
Lime is mixed into this soil to neutralize acidity.
The cocktail was served garnished with a slice of lime.
Formal/botanical counter for fruits; everyday speech uses 個 or つ.
個 is commonly used for limes in everyday conversation, though 果 is the more natural counter for fruit.
Loanword from English 'lime', referring to both the fruit and the mineral.