Hypertext Webster Gateway: "linden"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Linden \Lin"den\ (l[i^]n"den), n. [Orig. an adj. from lind
linden tree, AS. lind; akin to D. & G. linde, OHG. linta,
Icel., Sw., & Dan. lind. Cf. {Lime} linden.] (Bot.)
(a) A handsome tree ({Tilia Europ[ae]a}), having cymes of
light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree
is common in Europe.
(b) In America, the basswood, or {Tilia Americana}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
linden
n 1: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used
in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
[syn: {basswood}]
2: 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 [syn: {linden tree}, {basswood}, {lime}, {lime tree}]
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