Lime vs Limegreen: what is the difference?

Two words that are easy to mix up. Lime is a noun; adjective; verb meaning “A small citrus fruit with a sour, juicy interior and usually green skin, its juice, or…”, while Limegreen is a CSS colour keyword (named-colour identifier) meaning “A CSS named colour for a vivid green shade, specified as #32CD32 or rgb(50, 205, 50) in…”. بالعربي: Lime = ليمون أخضر؛ جير، Limegreen = أخضر ليموني.

Lime noun; adjective; verb · UK /laɪm/; US /laɪm/

ليمون أخضر؛ جير — ليمون أخضر؛ جير: تعني lime ثمرة حمضية صغيرة حامضة أو عصيرها أو شجرتها، وكذلك لوناً أخضر مصفراً زاهياً وشجرة الزيزفون في الاستعمال…

A small citrus fruit with a sour, juicy interior and usually green skin, its juice, or the tree that bears it. Lime also names a bright yellow-green colour and, in British usage, a linden tree. In building and agriculture, lime means quicklime (mainly calcium oxide) or slaked lime (mainly calcium hydroxide); it can also refer to limescale or, historically, birdlime, a sticky substance used to catch birds. As a verb, it means to treat or coat with lime or birdlime; the forms are limes, limed and liming. As an adjective, it describes lime-related materials or a lime-green colour. Fruits and trees are countable; material and colour senses are usually uncountable. In CSS, lime is #00FF00, RGB (0, 255, 0), distinct from green (#008000) and limegreen (#32CD32).

In a fictional GL research-literacy exercise, learners label a lime fruit specimen and assess HBDNF source notes separately from food descriptions.

Synonyms: lime green, yellow-green, linden, quicklime, calcium oxide

Limegreen CSS colour keyword (named-colour identifier) · /ˌlaɪm ˈɡriːn/

أخضر ليموني — أخضر ليموني؛ اسم لون في CSS يُكتب limegreen متصلاً، ويحدد درجة خضراء زاهية بالقيمة ‎#32CD32‎ أو ‎rgb(50, 205, 50)‎، ويختلف عن lime بقيمة…

A CSS named colour for a vivid green shade, specified as #32CD32 or rgb(50, 205, 50) in sRGB. The identifier limegreen is written as one word in CSS. In ordinary English, lime green is a colour noun for bright yellowish green, and lime-green is used as an adjective; these descriptions can cover a range of shades. The CSS value differs from lime (#00FF00) and green (#008000). The related terms below are descriptive approximations rather than exact CSS aliases.

In a fictional GL reading panel, a limegreen border groups labelled vocabulary notes beside links to HBDNF resources without implying a scientific result.

Synonyms: lime green, lime-green, bright green, vivid green, fresh green

How GL Dictionary tells them apart

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What is the difference between Lime and Limegreen?

Lime means A small citrus fruit with a sour, juicy interior and usually green skin, its juice, or the tree that bears it. Lime also names a bright yellow-green colour and, in British usage, a linden tree. In building and agriculture, lime means quicklime (mainly calcium oxide) or slaked lime (mainly calcium hydroxide); it can also refer to limescale or, historically, birdlime, a sticky substance used to catch birds. As a verb, it means to treat or coat with lime or birdlime; the forms are limes, limed and liming. As an adjective, it describes lime-related materials or a lime-green colour. Fruits and trees are countable; material and colour senses are usually uncountable. In CSS, lime is #00FF00, RGB (0, 255, 0), distinct from green (#008000) and limegreen (#32CD32). Limegreen means A CSS named colour for a vivid green shade, specified as #32CD32 or rgb(50, 205, 50) in sRGB. The identifier limegreen is written as one word in CSS. In ordinary English, lime green is a colour noun for bright yellowish green, and lime-green is used as an adjective; these descriptions can cover a range of shades. The CSS value differs from lime (#00FF00) and green (#008000). The related terms below are descriptive approximations rather than exact CSS aliases.

ما الفرق بين Lime وLimegreen بالعربي؟

Lime: ليمون أخضر؛ جير. Limegreen: أخضر ليموني.

Full entries: Lime · Limegreen