basswood (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *basswood*:
NOUN	plant	basswood, linden	soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees
plant	basswood, linden, linden tree, lime, lime tree	any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers

English > *basswood*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork.
Synonym	linden
Broader	wood	The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance of	linden, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime tree	Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers
Spanish	tilo
Catalan	til·ler

English > *basswood*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	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	linden, linden tree, lime, lime tree
Member of	Tilia, genus Tilia	deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia
Narrower	American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana	large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
	Japanese linden, Japanese lime, Tilia japonica	medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
	silver lime, silver linden, Tilia tomentosa	large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side
	small-leaved linden, small-leaved lime, Tilia cordata	large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves
	white basswood, cottonwood, Tilia heterophylla	American basswood of the Allegheny region
Broader	tree	A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Substances	basswood, linden	Soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees
Spanish	tilo
Catalan	tell, til·ler

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