lime vs saffron

lime

verb
  • To ensnare, catch, entrap. 

  • To apply limewash. 

  • To smear with birdlime. 

  • To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime). 

  • To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach. 

adj
  • Having the aroma or flavor of lime. 

  • Lime-green. 

  • Containing lime or lime juice. 

noun
  • Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime. 

  • The wood of this tree. 

  • A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, especially Tilia × europaea; the linden tree. 

  • Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon. 

  • A spotlight. 

  • A brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree. 

  • Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia. 

  • A fan fiction story which contains sexual references, but stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity (coined by analogy with lemon). 

  • Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). 

saffron

verb
  • To embellish. 

  • To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc. 

  • To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye. 

  • To give a saffron colour to (something). 

  • To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron. 

adj
  • Having an orange-yellow colour. 

noun
  • An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt. 

  • A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent. 

  • The plant Crocus sativus, a crocus. 

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