Meaning of linden in English
Noun
lindenEtymology
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 LindenbaumDefinitions
1. soft light-colored wood of any of various linden treesExamples
- « used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork »
- 2. any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers
Examples
- « several yield valuable timber »