Definition of basswood in English:

basswood

nounˈbaswʊdˈbæswʊd

A North American lime tree with large leaves, commonly planted along streets in the US.
Tilia americana, family Tiliaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- The park is known for its magnificent hardwood forest of sugar maple, American elm, basswood, and aspen.
- Except for a few looming hemlocks, the forest is mostly hardwoods, and the light streams through the thinning tops of the taller oaks and basswoods.
- Sugar maples commonly share the forest with ironwood, beech, basswood, white ash, black cherry, yellow birch, white pine, and red oak.
- Walnut trees can also grow in small groups or as scattered specimens mixed with American elm, hackberry, boxelder, sugar maple, green and white ash, basswood, red oak, and hickory.
- In contrast, a bee-pollinated basswood can flower a month or more after the leaf buds have opened, when bee populations peak in late summer.

Origin

Late 17th century: from bass³ + wood.

Definition of basswood in US English:

basswood

nounˈbæswʊdˈbaswo͝od

A North American linden tree, commonly planted along streets.
Genus Tilia, family Tiliaceae: several species, in particular the large-leaved T. americana(also called American linden) of the northern US and Canada
Example sentencesExamples
- The park is known for its magnificent hardwood forest of sugar maple, American elm, basswood, and aspen.
- Walnut trees can also grow in small groups or as scattered specimens mixed with American elm, hackberry, boxelder, sugar maple, green and white ash, basswood, red oak, and hickory.
- Sugar maples commonly share the forest with ironwood, beech, basswood, white ash, black cherry, yellow birch, white pine, and red oak.
- In contrast, a bee-pollinated basswood can flower a month or more after the leaf buds have opened, when bee populations peak in late summer.
- Except for a few looming hemlocks, the forest is mostly hardwoods, and the light streams through the thinning tops of the taller oaks and basswoods.

Origin

Late 17th century: from bass + wood.

单词	basswood
释义	Definition of basswood in English: basswood nounˈbaswʊdˈbæswʊd A North American lime tree with large leaves, commonly planted along streets in the US. Tilia americana, family Tiliaceae Example sentencesExamples The park is known for its magnificent hardwood forest of sugar maple, American elm, basswood, and aspen. Except for a few looming hemlocks, the forest is mostly hardwoods, and the light streams through the thinning tops of the taller oaks and basswoods. Sugar maples commonly share the forest with ironwood, beech, basswood, white ash, black cherry, yellow birch, white pine, and red oak. Walnut trees can also grow in small groups or as scattered specimens mixed with American elm, hackberry, boxelder, sugar maple, green and white ash, basswood, red oak, and hickory. In contrast, a bee-pollinated basswood can flower a month or more after the leaf buds have opened, when bee populations peak in late summer. Origin Late 17th century: from bass³ + wood. Definition of basswood in US English: basswood nounˈbæswʊdˈbaswo͝od A North American linden tree, commonly planted along streets. Genus Tilia, family Tiliaceae: several species, in particular the large-leaved T. americana(also called American linden) of the northern US and Canada Example sentencesExamples The park is known for its magnificent hardwood forest of sugar maple, American elm, basswood, and aspen. Walnut trees can also grow in small groups or as scattered specimens mixed with American elm, hackberry, boxelder, sugar maple, green and white ash, basswood, red oak, and hickory. Sugar maples commonly share the forest with ironwood, beech, basswood, white ash, black cherry, yellow birch, white pine, and red oak. In contrast, a bee-pollinated basswood can flower a month or more after the leaf buds have opened, when bee populations peak in late summer. Except for a few looming hemlocks, the forest is mostly hardwoods, and the light streams through the thinning tops of the taller oaks and basswoods. Origin Late 17th century: from bass + wood.
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