Basswood

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The soft, light-colored wood of any species of linden. It is used in making crates and boxes, in carving, and in millwork.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The common name of the American linden or lime-tree, Tilia Americana. The white bass-wood is T. heterophylla. Also called bass.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, Tilia Americana. See bass, the lime tree.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
  • noun. 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
  • Word Usage
    "Then he cuts the ships out and mounts them on a piece of cut wood he uses specialty bases made out of hardboard, but basswood is possible, too."
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