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lime green

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noun

: a bright, light yellowish-green color

lime-green

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adjective

: having a bright, light yellowish-green color
a lime-green shirt

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Noun
This retro salad might not be for everyone, but some folks look forward to the lime green concoction each year. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025 Burks is confident, freedom-loving, fashionable (and rocked a lime green suit on the red carpet), and loves to have fun. Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
This sheet cake produces lime-green streaks visible when cutting the cake. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025 Tara Davis-Woodhall took off along the 40-metre lime-green runway, sprinting uptown, and leapt into the sky towards Duffy Square. Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lime green

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“Lime green.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lime%20green. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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