Linden Definition
lĭndən
lindens
noun
lindens
Webster's New World
Any of various deciduous shade trees of the genus Tilia of the mallow family, having heart-shaped leaves and clusters of yellowish fragrant flowers that hang from a leaflike bract.
American Heritage
adjective
Designating a family (Tiliaceae) of chiefly tropical, dicotyledonous trees (order Malvales), including the jutes.
Webster's New World
(obsolete) Made of lime-wood.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Linden
Noun
Singular:
linden
Plural:
lindensOrigin of Linden
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From Old English linden, lind; from Proto-Germanic *lindijō. The English noun developed from the adjective.
From Wiktionary
Middle English made of linden wood from Old English from lind linden
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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