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Basswood

//ˈbæswʊd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood. US
  2. 2
    any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber wordnet
  3. 3
    soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork wordnet

Etymology

From bass (“fibrous inner bark”) + wood.

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