small-leaved lime

Definitions of small-leaved lime
  1. noun
    large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental
    synonyms: Tilia cordata, small-leaved linden
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    basswood, lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree
    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
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