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linden

DEFINITIONS OF: linden

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n 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

Synonyms:
basswood, lime, lime tree, linden tree
Types:
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American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana
large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
Tilia cordata, small-leaved lime, small-leaved linden
large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental
Tilia heterophylla, cottonwood, white basswood
American basswood of the Allegheny region
Japanese lime, Japanese linden, Tilia japonica
medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
Tilia tomentosa, silver lime, silver linden
large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

n soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork

Synonyms:
basswood
Type of:
wood
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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