Found 2 items, similar to Linden.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: linden
linden
n 1: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used
in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
[syn:
basswood]
2: 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 [syn:
linden tree,
basswood,
lime,
lime tree]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Linden
Linden
\Lin"den\ (l[i^]n"den), n. [Orig. an adj. from lind
linden tree, AS. lind; akin to D. & G. linde, OHG. linta,
Icel., Sw., & Dan. lind. Cf.
Lime linden.] (Bot.)
(a) A handsome tree (
Tilia Europ[ae]a), having cymes of
light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree
is common in Europe.
(b) In America, the basswood, or
Tilia Americana.
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