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Definition of Basswood
1. Noun. Soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork.
Exact synonyms: Linden
Substance meronyms: Lime, Lime Tree, Linden, Linden Tree
Generic synonyms: Wood
Substance meronyms: Lime, Lime Tree, Linden, Linden Tree
Generic synonyms: Wood
2. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Lime, Lime Tree, Linden, Linden Tree
Group relationships: Genus Tilia, Tilia
Terms within: Linden
Specialized synonyms: American Basswood, American Lime, Tilia Americana, Small-leaved Lime, Small-leaved Linden, Tilia Cordata, Cottonwood, Tilia Heterophylla, White Basswood, Japanese Lime, Japanese Linden, Tilia Japonica, Silver Lime, Silver Linden, Tilia Tomentosa
Generic synonyms: Tree
Group relationships: Genus Tilia, Tilia
Terms within: Linden
Specialized synonyms: American Basswood, American Lime, Tilia Americana, Small-leaved Lime, Small-leaved Linden, Tilia Cordata, Cottonwood, Tilia Heterophylla, White Basswood, Japanese Lime, Japanese Linden, Tilia Japonica, Silver Lime, Silver Linden, Tilia Tomentosa
Generic synonyms: Tree
Definition of Basswood
1. n. The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, T. Americana. See Bass, the lime tree.
Definition of Basswood
1. a linden tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Basswood
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