linden

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Any of various deciduous shade trees of the genus Tilia having heart-shaped leaves, drooping cymose clusters of yellowish, often fragrant flowers, and peduncles united into a large lingulate bract. Also called basswood, lime.

[Middle English, made of linden wood, from Old English, from lind, linden.]

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: linden

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Any of about 30 species of trees that make up the genus Tilia of the mallow family (Malvaceae), native to the Northern Hemisphere. A few are outstanding deciduous ornamental and shade trees, with heart-shaped, coarsely toothed leaves, fragrant cream-coloured flowers, and small globular fruit. The American linden (T. americana), also called basswood or whitewood, grows as high as 130 ft (40 m). Its wood is used for beehives, crating, furniture, and packing material; like other linden species, it is also a popular bee tree, yielding a distinctive, pale, fragrant honey.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: linden

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linden, common name for the Tiliaceae, a family of chiefly woody shrubs and trees. Most genera are tropical, but the genus Tilia, commonly called linden, or lime tree, in Europe and Asia and basswood in North America, is found throughout the north temperate zone. These deciduous trees are valued for ornament and shade. Their light, strong lumber, often called basswood, or whitewood, is variously employed, e.g., for woodenware and cheap furniture, and for beehives and honeycomb frames. The nectar of the flowers is a commercial source of an excellent honey; the blossoms themselves are used for tea. Fiber was formerly made from the tough inner bark, or bast (hence the name basswood), which is still used for caning and wickerwork. The most important member of the family economically is the tropical genus Corchorus, from which jute is obtained. The linden family is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Malvales.

WordNet: linden

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
Synonym: basswood

Meaning #2: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
Synonyms: linden tree, basswood, lime, lime tree

Translations: Linden

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lindetræ, lind

Nederlands (Dutch)
lindeboom

Français (French)
n. - tilleul (sout)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Linde, Lindenbaum

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) φιλύρα, φλαμουριά

Italiano (Italian)
tiglio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tília (f) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
липа

Español (Spanish)
n. - tilo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (bot.) lind

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
菩提树

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 菩提樹

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보리수 , 그 목재

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - シナノキ, リンデン材

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الزيزفون نبات, خشب شجرة الزيزفون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תרזה‬

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