basswood has definitions from the field of botany
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[ noun ] soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork

Synonyms

linden

Related terms

wood linden

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[ noun ] (botany) any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
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