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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lin•den /ˈlɪndən/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] a tree of North America or Europe, having sweet-smelling yellowish white flowers and heart-shaped leaves.
- Furniture[uncountable] the wood of any of the lindens.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lin•den (lin′dən),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden,) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Cf. linden family.
- Furniturethe soft, light, white wood of any of these trees, used for making furniture and in the construction of houses, boxes, etc.
- noun, nominal use of obsolete linden (adjective, adjectival) of the lime tree, Middle English, Old English. See lime3, -en2 1570–80
- Place Namesa city in NE New Jersey, near Newark. 37,836.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: linden /ˈlɪndən/ n - any of various tiliaceous deciduous trees of the N temperate genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves and small fragrant yellowish flowers: cultivated for timber and as shade trees
See also lime3
Etymology: 16th Century: n use of obsolete adj linden, from Old English linde lime tree |