n.
Pronunciation: ' lin-d ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, made of linden wood, from Old English, from lind linden tree; probably akin to Old English l ī the gentle ― more at LITHE
Date: 1577
1 : any of a genus ( Tilia of the family Tiliaceae, the linden family) of deciduous trees of temperate regions that have cordate leaves and a winglike bract attached to the peduncle of the flower and fruit and that are often planted as ornamental and shade trees: as a : a commonly cultivated European tree ( T. europaea syn. T. vulgaris ) much used for ornamental planting b : a tree ( T. americana ) chiefly of the central and eastern U.S. ― called also basswood
2 : the light fine-grained white wood of a linden especially : BASSWOOD 2
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