tilia
NounSynonyms:
genus Tilia
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees, lindens, basswoodSynonyms: genus TiliaType of dilleniid dicot genusMember of Tiliaceae, family TiliaceaeMembers linden, linden tree
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Til′i·a noun
Origin: L., linden. Cf. Teil.
Botany A genus of trees, the lindens, the type of the family Tiliaceae, distinguished by the winglike bract coalescent with the peduncle, and by the indehiscent fruit having one or two seeds. There are about twenty species, natives of temperate regions. Many species are planted as ornamental shade trees, and the tough fibrous inner bark is a valuable article of commerce. Also, a plant of this genus.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement