American Linden

bass·wood (b

)

1. See linden.

2. The soft, light-colored wood of any species of linden. It is used in making crates and boxes, in carving, and in millwork.

[bass, linden bark (alteration of bast) + wood.]

basswood [ˈbæsˌwʊd]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several North American linden trees, esp Tilia americana Sometimes shortened to bass

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the soft light-coloured wood of any of these trees, used for furniture

[from bass³; see bast]

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Noun	1.	basswood - soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork linden linden tree, basswood, lime tree, linden, lime - 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 wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	basswood - 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 linden tree, lime tree, linden, lime genus Tilia, Tilia - deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood basswood, linden - soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork American basswood, American lime, Tilia americana - large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown small-leaved lime, small-leaved linden, Tilia cordata - large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental Tilia heterophylla, white basswood, cottonwood - American basswood of the Allegheny region Japanese lime, Japanese linden, Tilia japonica - medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental silver lime, silver linden, Tilia tomentosa - large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

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American basswood American lime bee tree Cottonwood genus Drimys genus Tilia Japanese lime Japanese linden lime lime tree linden linden tree silver lime silver linden small-leaved lime small-leaved linden Tilia Tilia americana Tilia cordata	Egg nests from ginkgo, red oak, and American linden were examined; and a hatch rate of approximately 85. Observations on periodical cicadas (Brood X) in Indiana and Ohio in ... by Pfiester, Margie / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science American linden, southern magnolia, green ash, American beech, saucer magnolia and a Japanese snowbell are all marked for cutting, but this time the scene is entirely different. Tree advocates sanction plan to remove trees by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) Other names of note include bass, American linden, American lime, linn whitewood, and beetree. Basswood -- A Carver's Wood and More by KAISER, JO-ANN / Wood & Wood Products	American green toad American grey birch American hackberry American harvest mouse American hazel American hellebore American holly American hop American hornbeam American Indian American Indian Day American Indian Movement American Indianist American ipecac American ivy American kestrel American Labor Party American lady crab American language American larch American laurel American Legion American leishmaniasis American licorice American lime American Linden American lion American liquorice American lobster American lotus American magpie American maidenhair fern American marten American mastodon American mastodont American merganser American mink American mistletoe American mountain ash American National Standards Institute American nutmeg American oil palm American olive American organ American oriole American parasol American parsley fern American Party American pasqueflower American pennyroyal American persimmon	American Liberation League American Liberty Currency American Liberty Foundation American Liberty League American Libraries American Library Association American Library Association American Library Association - Student Chapter American Library Association Student Chapter American Library Association Washington Office Newsline American Library Association-Library of Congress American Library Directory American Library History Round Table American Libya Trade Mission Association American licorice American Life and General Insurance Company Ltd. American Life Convention American Life Holding Co., Inc. American Life Insurance Company American Life League American Life, Health Disability Insurance Agency, Inc. American Light-wave System American Lighthouse Coordinating Committee American Lighting Association American lime American Linden American Lindy Hop Championships American Line Builders Apprenticeship Training American Linear Collider Physics Group American Lingual Orthodontic Association American Linguistic Atlas Project American Lion American Lion American liquorice American Lite Golf Association American Literacy Council American Literary and Historical Society American Literary Scientific and Military Academy American Literary Translators Association American literature American literature American Literature for Children American Literature Society of Japan American Lithotripsy Society American Littoral Society American Littoral Society American Liver Foundation American Livestock Breeds Conservancy American Livestock Connection American lobster American Local History Network American Lock Collectors Association American Locker Group Inc.

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American basswood
American lime
bee tree
Cottonwood
genus Drimys
genus Tilia
Japanese lime
Japanese linden
lime
lime tree
linden
linden tree
silver lime
silver linden
small-leaved lime
small-leaved linden
Tilia
Tilia americana
Tilia cordata

Egg nests from ginkgo, red oak, and American linden were examined; and a hatch rate of approximately 85.

Observations on periodical cicadas (Brood X) in Indiana and Ohio in ... by Pfiester, Margie / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science

American linden, southern magnolia, green ash, American beech, saucer magnolia and a Japanese snowbell are all marked for cutting, but this time the scene is entirely different.

Tree advocates sanction plan to remove trees by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Other names of note include bass, American linden, American lime, linn whitewood, and beetree.

Basswood -- A Carver's Wood and More by KAISER, JO-ANN / Wood & Wood Products

American green toad

American grey birch

American hackberry

American harvest mouse