Refers to the small green citrus fruit, Citrus aurantifolia, used in drinks and cooking.
I squeezed lime juice over the fish dish.
I squeeze a lime into the cocktail.
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.
limelight
Lyme disease
Key lime; acid lime
gin and lime; gin lime
lime juice
nursery rhyme
Loanword from English 'lime', referring to both the fruit and the mineral.