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Tree also called basswood
Answer for the clue "Tree also called basswood ", 6 letters:
linden
Alternative clues for the word linden
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context obsolete English) made of lime-wood n. 1 Any of various deciduous trees of the genus ''Tilia'', having heart-shaped leaves. 2 The soft wood of such trees.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Linden is a historic mansion in Glen Allan, Mississippi .
Gazetteer
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Population (2000): 2256 Housing Units (2000): 1048 Land area (2000): 3.522976 sq. miles (9.124465 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.522976 sq. miles (9.124465 sq. km) FIPS code: 42844 Located within: Texas ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"the lime tree," 1570s, noun use of an adjective, "of linden wood," from Old English lind "linden" (n.), from Proto-Germanic *lindjo (cognates: Old Saxon linda , Old Norse lind , Old High German linta , German linde ), probably from PIE *lent-o- "flexible" ...
Usage examples of linden.
He was asking about the inertial navigation system that kept their position updated between fixes from the NAV SAT Linden leaned over the aft rail of the conn, over the chart table, and pointed with his finger to their estimated position.
Stone screams stunned the air as the platform on which Linden and Anele stood tilted outward.
The elm has a rather agreeable, nondescript, bitterish taste, but the linden is gummy and of a mediocre quality, like the tree itself, which I dislike.
Linden remembered vividly those who had accompanied the Search for the One Tree, Brinn and Cail among them.
Maurynna saw Captain Hollens stop him, Linden listened, rubbing his sore shoulder.
Other Ranyhyn, three, four, five of them, followed Hyn and Hynyn galloping between the shelters toward Linden and her companions.
But their Ranyhyn were a stride behind Hyn as Linden neared the line where the dying liquid had been cut off.
Therefore no tangible interval passed before Hyn galloped free of agony, bearing Linden out into a flood of sunlight and dazzled blindness.
While small, slender Kief looked younger than he, Linden, did, in reality Kief was much older.
While Kief did so, Linden continued to watch for clues in the faces around them, and saw none.
Small as he was compared to Linden Rathan, Kief Shaeldar was still much longer of leg than she.
That alarmed Kief so much he went looking for Linden and met Maylin on the way.
Linden Rathan was no little weight, and Kief Shaeldar was a small man.
Which, if Kief was responsible for hurting Maurynna somehow, would likely have been the least Linden would have done to him.
Dhoonesman and his companions surrendered, but Linden Moodie himself had passed beyond reason to rage.