liming

A form of lime.

1. verb

   spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

2. noun

   a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

3. noun

   a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

4. noun

   a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

5. noun

   any of various related trees bearing limes

6. noun

   any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber