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单词 linden
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Definition of linden in English:

linden

noun ˈlɪndən
  • Another term for the lime tree, especially in North America.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of my favorites is the little leaved linden, Tilia cordata.
    • In Portland, Maine, they till proudly point to Baxter Boulevard, where 400 linden trees were planted in 1921 as a memorial to World War I vets.
    • I sit beneath the linden's heart-spread leaves, watch three starlings on the bird- bath watching me.
    • Two important national symbols are the linden tree and the chamois, a European antelope, both of which are abundant throughout the country.
    • Towards dusk, Jackson led me onto the lawn and pointed to a giant linden tree that he dubbed a ‘wolf tree,’ a loner that had grown into its fullest form in a sunny yard, unimpeded by a surrounding forest.
    • Poplars and lindens were quaking with every waft; almost invisible leaves were shaking as foreseeing something important to happen.
    • Every single linden tree in the area, down to the very last individual, had been chopped down, for example.
    • Other mild sedative herbs are linden (lime flower) and lemon verbena.
    • They were replaced with maple, ash and linden trees, casting a shady background over undulating brick walks edged with primula to create a cool area on a hot sunny day.
    • Lime trees (formerly also called the linden of romantic legend, or the lin - the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus is named for the lime tree at his family…
    • Before long patterns emerged, with maples and horsechestnuts hard hit and London planes and lindens unaffected.
    • There was a dusty children's playground at one end of the park, but the middle was dense with tall sycamore-maples and lindens.
    • It is marked by sloping, carved gullies, quiet meadows and ponds, and narrow trails that wind between century-old linden and oak trees.
    • The 20-metre-tall linden tree, a 230-year-old laurel and Chinese flowering quince have made this place a worthwhile destination on a weekend.
    • He also appointed a three-person ‘parking commission,’ which supervised plantings of maple, poplar, linden, sycamore, elm, ash, and other species over the next decade.

Origin

Old English (as an adjective in the sense 'made of wood from the lime tree'): from lind 'lime tree' (compare with lime3) + -en3, reinforced by obsolete Dutch lindenboom and German Lindenbaum.

Rhymes

Lindon, Swindon
 
 

linden1

nounˈlindənˈlɪndən
  • A deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellowish blossoms, native to north temperate regions. The pale soft timber is used for carving and furniture.

    Genus Tilia, family Tiliaceae: many species, including the American linden (T. americana) and the European linden (T. europaea)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is marked by sloping, carved gullies, quiet meadows and ponds, and narrow trails that wind between century-old linden and oak trees.
    • Every single linden tree in the area, down to the very last individual, had been chopped down, for example.
    • I sit beneath the linden's heart-spread leaves, watch three starlings on the bird- bath watching me.
    • There was a dusty children's playground at one end of the park, but the middle was dense with tall sycamore-maples and lindens.
    • Before long patterns emerged, with maples and horsechestnuts hard hit and London planes and lindens unaffected.
    • They were replaced with maple, ash and linden trees, casting a shady background over undulating brick walks edged with primula to create a cool area on a hot sunny day.
    • Towards dusk, Jackson led me onto the lawn and pointed to a giant linden tree that he dubbed a ‘wolf tree,’ a loner that had grown into its fullest form in a sunny yard, unimpeded by a surrounding forest.
    • He also appointed a three-person ‘parking commission,’ which supervised plantings of maple, poplar, linden, sycamore, elm, ash, and other species over the next decade.
    • The 20-metre-tall linden tree, a 230-year-old laurel and Chinese flowering quince have made this place a worthwhile destination on a weekend.
    • In Portland, Maine, they till proudly point to Baxter Boulevard, where 400 linden trees were planted in 1921 as a memorial to World War I vets.
    • Lime trees (formerly also called the linden of romantic legend, or the lin - the Swedish naturalist Linnaeus is named for the lime tree at his family…
    • Two important national symbols are the linden tree and the chamois, a European antelope, both of which are abundant throughout the country.
    • Poplars and lindens were quaking with every waft; almost invisible leaves were shaking as foreseeing something important to happen.
    • One of my favorites is the little leaved linden, Tilia cordata.
    • Other mild sedative herbs are linden (lime flower) and lemon verbena.

Origin

Old English (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of wood from the lime tree’): from lind ‘lime tree’ (compare with lime) + -en, reinforced by obsolete Dutch lindenboom and German Lindenbaum.

Linden2

proper nounˈlindənˈlɪndən
  • An industrial city in northeastern New Jersey, south of Elizabeth, noted for its oil refineries; population 39,162 (est. 2008).

 
 
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