basswood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæswʊd/ En-us-basswood.oga

Word forms

basswood basswoods

Etymology

From bass (“fibrous inner bark”) + wood.

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