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basswood |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Basswood \Bass"wood`\, n. (Bot.) The bass ({Tilia}) or its wood; especially, {T. Americana}. See {Bass}, the lime tree. All the bowls were made of basswood, White and polished very smoothly. --Longfellow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: basswood n 1: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork [syn: {linden}] 2: 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 [syn: {linden}, {linden tree}, {lime}, {lime tree}]
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