Linden Definition

lĭndən
lindens
noun
lindens
Webster's New World
Any of various deciduous shade trees of the genus Tilia of the mallow family, having heart-shaped leaves and clusters of yellowish fragrant flowers that hang from a leaflike bract.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Designating a family (Tiliaceae) of chiefly tropical, dicotyledonous trees (order Malvales), including the jutes.
Webster's New World

(obsolete) Made of lime-wood.

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Other Word Forms of Linden

Noun

Singular:
linden
Plural:
lindens

Origin of Linden

  • From Old English linden, lind; from Proto-Germanic *lindijō. The English noun developed from the adjective.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English made of linden wood from Old English from lind linden

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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