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
Rose created this super fun manicure featuring shades of peach, pink, and lime green. Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026 Choose from natural maple beech or playful hues like apple red, lime green, and sky blue. Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2026
Adjective
One of the more striking cultivars is ‘Greenheart Orange’, which has orange petals radiating out from a lime-green center. David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Aug. 2026 Everything from the marbled carpets to the lime-green sofas and even the chinaware is the product of the 65-year-old French-Iranian émigré’s imagination. Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 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 10 Aug. 2026.

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