Lime

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Lime has several meanings:

• Lime (mineral) - a group of calcium compounds and minerals in which they predominate, including:
  • Limestone
  • Agricultural lime - a mineral soil additive
  • Calcium oxide (also quicklime) - a chemical compound
  • Calcium hydroxide (also slaked lime) - a chemical compound

• Lime (fruit) - multiple citruses with green to yellow fruit, including (but not limited to):
  • Australian limes - six small citruses native to Australia
  • Kaffir lime - Southeast Asian Citrus sp. with very pungent leaves
  • Key lime - smaller, yellower of two lime fruits widespread in commercial distribution
  • Persian lime - larger, greener of two lime fruits widespread in commercial distribution

• Tilia - a genus of trees, known as "lime tree" in Britain and "linden tree" in North America.

• Lime (color) - a yellowish green color, essentially the same as chartreuse.

• Lime (band) - a 1980s disco band.

• Lime (anime) - a term from anime and manga, a derivative of lemon (anime).
• Lime (Marionette) - a marionette from Saber Marionette J (anime)

• LIME (middleware) - a mobile middleware and model based on a version of the tuple space paradigm that takes into account the notion of mobility; LIME stands for "Linda in a Mobile Environment".

• Lyme disease - an infectious disease, caused by the Borrelia spirochete, a gram-negative microorganism.