linden tree

Questions about linden tree

What does linden tree mean?

linden tree means "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".

What is another word for linden tree?

Close synonyms include linden, basswood, lime, lime tree. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is linden tree a common word?

linden tree is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.