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Basswood

Basswood Meaning & Definition
Basswood Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Basswood?

[n] any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
[n] soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork

Synonyms | Synonyms for Basswood: lime | lime tree | linden | linden tree

Related Terms | Find terms related to Basswood:

See Also | American basswood | American lime | basswood | cottonwood | genus Tilia | Japanese lime | Japanese linden | silver lime | silver linden | small-leaved lime | small-leaved linden | Tilia | Tilia americana | Tilia cordata | Tilia heterophylla | Tilia japonica | Tilia tomentosa | tree | white basswood | wood

Basswood In Webster's Dictionary

\Bass"wood`\, n. (Bot.) The bass ({Tilia}) or its wood; especially, {T. Americana}. See {Bass}, the lime tree. All the bowls were made of basswood, White and polished very smoothly. --Longfellow.

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