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noun
Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: linden, linden tree, lime, lime tree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
Narrower terms: American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana, small-leaved linden, small-leaved lime, Tilia cordata, white basswood, cottonwood, Tilia heterophylla, Japanese linden, Japanese lime, Tilia japonica, silver lime, silver linden, Tilia tomentosa
noun
soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: linden
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wood
History
From bass (“fibrous inner bark”) + wood.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
