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
Her spring collection offered flowing plissé strapless or cape-like frocks in a variety of zingy colors, from lime green and lilac to fiery red and bubblegum pink. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025 In the snaps, Jack, seen from behind wearing a lime green twin-set, is holding Hailey’s hand as the pair take a barefoot walk into a grassy field. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
My mother found a lime-green pair at Goodwill and brought them home. Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025 Beyond the broad concrete steps that traverse the water-friendly (and automatically irrigated) xeriscaped front yard and through the lime-green door that animates the charcoal exterior cladding hides a small courtyard open to the sky, a classic feature in an Eichler home. Mark David, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 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 Sep. 2025.

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