Basswood

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See linden.
  • n. The soft, light-colored wood of any species of linden. It is used in making crates and boxes, in carving, and in millwork.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, Tilia Americana. See bass, the lime tree.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The common name of the American linden or lime-tree, Tilia Americana. The white bass-wood is T. heterophylla. Also called bass.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
  • n. 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
  • Hypernym
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    wood   
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    bass   
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