designating a family (Tiliaceae) of chiefly tropical, dicotyledonous trees (order Malvales), including the jutes
See linden in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lĭnˈdən)
noun
Any of various deciduous shade trees of the genus Tilia having heart-shaped leaves, drooping cymose clusters of yellowish, often fragrant flowers, and peduncles united into a large lingulate bract. Also called basswood, lime2.