basswood : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: basswood	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
basswood n soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork Synonym(s): basswood, linden 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 Synonym(s): linden, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime tree
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Basswood \Bass"wood`\, n. (Bot.) The bass ({Tilia}) or its wood; especially, {T. Americana}. See {Bass}, the lime tree. All the bowls were made of basswood, White and polished very smoothly. --Longfellow.