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Synonyms
Etymology
1. basswood
noun. soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork.
Synonyms
- linden
- lime tree
- lime
- wood
Etymology
- bass (English)
- basso (Italian)
- wood (English)
- wudu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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2. basswood
noun. 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.
Synonyms
- small-leaved linden
- silver linden
- Tilia americana
- Tilia japonica
- Tilia cordata
- silver lime
- Japanese linden
- white basswood
- American lime
- tree
- American basswood
- lime
- Japanese lime
- linden tree
- Tilia tomentosa
- genus Tilia
- small-leaved lime
- linden
- Tilia
- lime tree
- Tilia heterophylla
Antonyms
- fauna
Etymology
- bass (English)
- basso (Italian)
- wood (English)
- wudu (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Sentences with basswood
1. Noun, singular or mass
The wood from which a curtain stretcher was constructed would be light in order for it to be transported easily and would usually be made from basswood.