/ ˈlɪndən; NAmE / (also ˈlinden tree ) noun
= lime
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English (as an adjective in the sense made of wood from the lime tree ): from lind lime tree + -en , reinforced by obsolete Dutch lindenboom and German Lindenbaum .
/ ˈlɪndən; NAmE / (also ˈlinden tree ) noun
= lime
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English (as an adjective in the sense made of wood from the lime tree ): from lind lime tree + -en , reinforced by obsolete Dutch lindenboom and German Lindenbaum .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005