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Tilia

Tilia Meaning & Definition
Tilia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tilia?

[n] deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-gray bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tilia: genus Tilia

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tilia:

See Also | basswood | dilleniid dicot genus | family Tiliaceae | lime | lime tree | linden | linden family | linden tree | Tiliaceae

Tilia In Webster's Dictionary

\Til"i*a\, n. [L., linden. Cf. {Teil}.] (Bot.) A genus of trees, the lindens, the type of the family {Tiliace[ae]}, distinguished by the winglike bract coalescent with the peduncle, and by the indehiscent fruit having one or two seeds. There are about twenty species, natives of temperate regions. Many species are planted as ornamental shade trees, and the tough fibrous inner bark is a valuable article of commerce. Also, a plant of this genus.

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