linden
noun/ˈlɪndən/
/ˈlɪndən/
(also linden tree, lime, lime tree)
- a large tree with light-green, heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowersTopics Plants and treesc2Word OriginOld English (as an adjective in the sense ‘made of wood from the lime tree’): from lind ‘lime tree’ + -en, reinforced by obsolete Dutch lindenboom and German Lindenbaum.
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